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<p>Preface ix</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>About the Authors xix</p> <p>Chapter 1 So, What Is Play Therapy and Why Should We Care? 1</p> <p>Chapter 2 How on Earth Can You Combine Adlerian Theory With Play Therapy? 17</p> <p>Chapter 3 What Is Up With This Kid? Using Adlerian Concepts to Understand Children 35</p> <p>Chapter 4 Consulting With Parents and Teachers? Oh Dear! 67</p> <p>Chapter 5 Where Do I Begin? Building an Egalitarian Relationship With the Child 101</p> <p>Chapter 6 Just Say "Yes!" Just Say "No!"? Encouraging and Limiting 137</p> <p>Chapter 7 Who Is This Kid, and How Did He Get This Way? Exploring the Child’s Lifestyle 165</p> <p>Chapter 8 What Do I Do With All This Information? Developing Adlerian Lifestyle Conceptualizations and Treatment Plans 199</p> <p>Chapter 9 Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Helping the Child Gain Insight 227</p> <p>Chapter 10 How Can I Wind It Down and Wrap It Up? Reorienting–Reeducating 269</p> <p>Chapter 11 Who Me? Conduct Research? 291</p> <p>Appendix A Selected Fun Things to Do in Play Therapy 307</p> <p>Appendix B Children's Lifestyle Questions for Parents 311</p> <p>Appendix C Children's Lifestyle Questions for Teachers 317</p> <p>Appendix D Children's Lifestyle Questions 319</p> <p>Appendix E Adlerian Questioning Strategies for Kinetic Drawings 323</p> <p>Appendix F Informal Assessment of Lew and Bettner's Crucial <i>C</i>s 327</p> <p>Appendix G Lifestyle Conceptualization and Treatment Plans 335</p> <p>Appendix H Research and Anecdotal Support for the Efficacy of Play Therapy With Specific Populations 343</p> <p>Appendix I Adlerian Play Therapy Parent Consultation Skills Checklist 351</p> <p>Appendix J Adlerian Play Therapy Teacher Consultation Skills Checklist 355</p> <p>Appendix K Adlerian Play Therapy Skills Checklist 363</p> <p>Appendix L Adlerian Play Therapy Session Summary 369</p> <p>Appendix M Adlerian Play Therapy Progress Form 373</p> <p>References 375</p> <p>Index 391</p>

<p><b>Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHC</b>, founded The Encouragement Zone, where she provides play therapy training and supervision, life coaching, counseling, and "layshops" for women. Dr. Kottman developed Adlerian play therapy, an approach that combines the ideas and techniques of Individual Psychology and play therapy. She regularly presents workshops and writes about play therapy, activity-based counseling, school counseling, and life coaching. She is the author of <i>Partners in Play, Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond</i>, and several other books.</p> <p><b>Kristin Meany-Walen, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S</b>, is an assistant professor of counseling at the University of Northern Iowa. Kristin actively researches and publishes articles that explore the effectiveness and implications of Adlerian play therapy. In addition to researching and teaching, she works with children and adolescents in school-based settings and private practice.</p>

<p>“Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a wonderful new edition. A case study woven throughout the book follows a child and caretakers through the various stages of thoughtful and thorough treatment planning. The appendixes assist the reader in applying Adlerian concepts, and are helpful and easy to use. Most enjoyably, reading this book is like being in the room with the authors. Their personalities leap off the page in so many pleasant and playful ways. This is a must-have book for play therapists, regardless of approach.”—<b>Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, Texas State University</b></p> <p>“This highly recommended book is a rare combination of uncommon creativity and avid scholarship that reflects the complementary talents and gifts of the authors. Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a highly useful and practical guide for counselors to master the essentials of Adlerian play therapy.”—<b>David A. Crenshaw, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, Clinical Director, Children's Home of Poughkeepsie</b></p>

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