Böcker av Charles E. Schaefer

This volume presents a unique, research-based approach to treating the prevalent, distressing, yet highly treatable problem of separation anxiety.

Highly practical and user friendly, this book presents 58 play therapy techniques that belong in every child clinicians toolbox. The expert authors draw from multiple theoretical orientations to showcase powerful, well-established approaches applicable to a broad range of childhood problems. Activities, needed materials, and variations of each technique are succinctly described. Of critical importance for todays evidence-based practitioner, each chapter also includes a historical perspective on the technique at hand, a rationale explaining its therapeutic power, and a review of relevant empirical findings. The book enables readers to determine which strategies are appropriate for a particular child or group and rapidly incorporate them into practice.

This title offers parents practical guidance on answering children's difficult questions about everyday life.