Play Therapy With Adolescents

Schaefer (psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson U.) and Gallo-Lopez, a psychotherapist in Tampa, Florida, offer a variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. Contributed chapters are arranged in two sections, the first describing various approaches, and the second addressing issues related to specific problem areas. Among the topics: transitional objects in play therapy, drama therapy, therapy from a nondirective stance, use of poetry, metaphorical thinking, adolescents in foster care, eating disorders, anger problems, and cognitive-behavioral interventions for bullies and victims. Annotation c2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Loretta Gallo-Lopez, MA, RPT-S, RDT-BCT, merges her experience as a play therapist and board-certified drama therapist and trainer in her psychotherapy practice in Tampa, Florida. She is a former adjunct professor in the Drama Therapy program at New York University. She has authored several chapters on play and drama therapy and has presented trainings nationally on topics related to sexual abuse and creative approaches to therapy with children, adolescents, and families.

Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, PPT-S, a nationally renowned child psychologist, is professor emeritus of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is co-founder and director emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy and has written or edited more than sixty-five books on parenting, child psychology, and play therapy, including The Therapeutic Use of Child's Play, Family Play Therapy, and Short-Term Play Therapy for Children. Schaefer maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hackensack, New Jersey.