Praise for Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy WithChildren and Adolescents
"With this book, Drs. Green and Drewes have filled an importantvoid in the play therapy literature, namely the integration of theexpressive arts in play therapy with children and adolescents. Theyhave assembled the best theorists and practitioners of theexpressive arts and given them an appropriate structure to writetheir chapters. The book is outstanding and provides readers within-depth case studies, detailed methodologies, research findingsand is a useful resource for further training options. I recommendthis book most highly for trainers, practitioners, and graduatestudents."
--John Allan, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology,University of British Columbia, author, Inscapes of the Child'sWorld
"Brimming with chapters by 'oracles' from various disciplines,Green and Drewes' guidebook articulates essential competencies forthe cross-disciplinary practice of play therapy and expressive artstherapies. Practical and timely, responsible and readable, it is animportant resource for the mental health community and students whoseek to work creatively with children. A significant contributiontoward bringing professionals and professions together to learnfrom one another."
--Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC, founder, Expressive TherapiesSummit, cofounder, Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute
Interventions and approaches from the expressive arts andplay therapy disciplines
Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children andAdolescents presents techniques and approaches from the expressiveand play therapy disciplines that enable child and adolescentclinicians to augment their therapeutic toolkit within a competent,research-based practice.
With contributions representing a "who's who" in the playtherapy and expressive arts therapy worlds, IntegratingExpressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children and Adolescentsis the definitive bridge between expressive arts and play therapycomplementarily utilized with children and adolescents in theirhealing and creative capacities.
Eric J. Green
Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychology Educational & School Psychology Erziehungs- u. Schulpsychologie Klinische Psychologie / Kinder u. Jugendliche Psychologie Psychology Psychotherapie u. Beratung Psychotherapy & Counseling
"With this book Drs. Green and Drewes have filled an important voidin the Play Therapy literature, namely the integration of theexpressive arts in play therapy with children and adolescents. Theyhave assembled the best theorists and practitioners of theExpressive Arts and given them an appropriate structure to writetheir chapters. The book is outstanding and provides the readerswith in-depth case studies, detailed methodologies, researchfindings and is a useful resource for further training options. Irecommend this book most highly for trainers, practitioners andgraduate students."
--John Allan, PhD, Professor Emeritus, CounselingPsychology, University of British Columbia; Author, Inscapes ofthe Child's World
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