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Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and effective communication with their parents and teachers. After an introduction to the basics of the approach and the concepts of Individual Psychology, the stages of Adlerian play therapy are outlined through step-by-step instructions, detailed treatment plans, an ongoing case study, and numerous vignettes. In addition to presenting up-to-date information on trends in play therapy, this latest edition emphasizes the current climate of evidence-based treatment and includes a new chapter on conducting research in play therapy. Appendixes contain useful worksheets, checklists, and resources that can be easily integrated into practice.

7 reviews for Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy

  1. Lori Winston
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    June 22, 2023
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Read with Great Information
    This book contains a lot of amazing information about conducting play therapy based on an Adlerian perspective. Topics are covered masterfully with de...More
    This book contains a lot of amazing information about conducting play therapy based on an Adlerian perspective. Topics are covered masterfully with depth and breadth in a manner that will capture and hold the reader’s attention. Kudos to Terry Kottman on another pretty terrific book!
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    Sarah
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    July 27, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Practical, easy read!
    Used this for my play therapy class. It was a great text! Very practical, useful, and easy read! Love the genuineness of the authors!
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    Joel W. Côté-Kanning
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    November 1, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars definitive
    This book is proving to be invaluable to my work as a counselor in the school system. It's highly informative and accessible and easy to read. I would...More
    This book is proving to be invaluable to my work as a counselor in the school system. It's highly informative and accessible and easy to read. I would go so far as to say that this book would be helpful to not only professionals working with children, but parents as well.
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    Tom Thompson
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    June 1, 2016
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Read, dissected, used, highlighted and more resembles my therapeutic style. Way to go Terry!
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    Joyce Andresen
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    May 30, 2016
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
    Easy to read, well written book!
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    Gerald Carter
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    March 1, 2016
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Great resource!
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    Doc
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    February 18, 2016
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best resource on play therapy
    One of the best books on play therapy written by arguably one of the best play therapists Terry Kottman.
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