Play Therapy Treatment Planning with Children and Families A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Foreword

Athena A. Drewes

Part One: Foundations of Treatment Planning  

1. Purposeful and Effective Treatment Planning for Children and Families 

Lynn Louise Wonders

2. Understanding the Context of Human Development in Treatment Planning 

Cary McAdams Hamilton

3. Cultural Implications to Treatment Planning for Children and Families 

Rebeca Chow

4. Approaches for Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning  

Lynn Louise Wonders

Part Two: Treatment Planning from a Variety of Theoretical Orientations, Models, and Approaches 

5. An Adlerian Play Therapy Approach to Treatment Planning 

Susan Kerley and Erica Wassernaar

6. Treatment Planning for Animal Assisted Play Therapy™ 

Risë VanFleet

7. An AutPlay® Approach to Therapy Planning 

Robert Jason Grant

8. A Child-Centered Play Therapy Approach to Treatment Planning 

Rosie Newman

9. Treatment Planning from a Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Perspective 

Sueann Kenney-Noziska

10. A Digital Play Therapy™ Approach to Treatment Planning 

Rachel A. Altvater

11. Using a Family Systems Approach to Assessment and Treatment 

Eliana Gil and Timothy Baima

12. A Filial Therapy Approach to Treatment Planning 

Risë VanFleet

13. A Developmental Approach to Treatment Planning for Infants with FirstPlay® Therapy 

Janet A. Courtney

14. A Gestalt Approach to Treatment Planning 

Felicia Carroll

15. A Jungian Approach to Treatment Planning 

Eric J. Green and Kim Powell Street

16. Kalffian Sandplay in Assessment and Treatment Planning 

Rosalind L. Heiko

17. A Psychodynamic Approach to Treatment Planning 

Geoff Goodman

18. A Neurobiological Relational Approach to Therapy Planning 

Rita Grayson

19. A Synergetic Play Therapy® Approach to Treatment Planning 

Lisa Dion and Judith Norman

20. Treatment Planning in TraumaPlay™: Story Keeping for the Family System  

Paris Goodyear-Brown

Part Three: Special Populations and Considerations with Treatment Planning  

21. Therapy Planning for Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents 

Sueann Kenney-Noziska

22. Therapy Planning with EMDR® and Play Therapy 

Ann Beckley-Foreset and Rhonda Johnson

23. Psychotherapy Treatment Planning with Children in Crisis 

Claudio Mochi and Isabella Cassina

24. A Neurodiversity Affirming Approach to Therapy Planning 

Robert Jason Grant

25. Treatment Planning with Children During High-Conflict Divorce 

Lynn Louise Wonders

26. Treatment Planning with LGBTQ+ (SOGIE) Youth and Families 

Kurt W. Oster

27. Race-Based Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning with Black Children and Families 

April Duncan

28. Mindfulness in Treatment Planning 

Lynn Louise Wonders

29. Families, Children, and Technology in Treatment Planning 

Mary L. Affee, Lynn Louise Wonders, Courteney Matteson, and Julia Krebs

30. Treatment Planning in Clinical Supervision

Eleah Hyatt

Biography

Lynn Louise Wonders is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), certified professional counselor (CPCS), and registered play therapist-supervisor (RPT-S). She has provided clinical supervision, consultation, and training since 2010. 

Mary L. Affee is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), a registered play therapist-supervisor (RPT-S), and holds a doctorate in education. She is the founder and clinical director of Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, a private practice in North Carolina. 

"This book on treatment planning stands out for its holistic approach. The co-editors selected some of the best scholars and practitioners in the play therapy field. I love the emphasis on the wide array of contributing factors and wider systems.”

David A. Crenshaw, PhD, ABPP, author and board-certified clinical psychologist

 

“Play Therapy Treatment Planning with Children and Families delivers just what the title describes and much more. The editors provide a thoughtful rationale for the importance of treatment planning, one that extends the plan to be a dynamic process, encompassing relevant contextual factors in the child’s life. The editors have assembled seasoned practitioners to offer guidance and practical applications for treatment planning, ensuring that the book is useful across various presenting issues and theoretical orientations. The book will help practitioners craft holistic and high-quality plans to support the well-being of children and families!”

Anne Stewart, PhD, professor, Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University

 

“This is a book play therapists will keep handy for many years.”

Richard Gaskill, EdD, LPC, RPT-S