1st Edition
Play Therapy and Telemental Health Foundations, Populations, and Interventions
Play Therapy and Telemental Health gives clinicians the tools they need to bring their therapy sessions online.
Chapters present the fundamentals of play therapy and telemental health therapy and introduce play therapists to a variety of special populations and interventions specific to telemental health. Expert contributors discuss using a wide variety of telehealth interventions— including Virtual Sandtray®©, nature play, and EMDR —with children affected by autism, trauma, and more. Readers will learn how the fundamentals of play therapy can be expanded to provide effective treatment in web-based sessions.
This is a vital guide for any clinician working in play therapy in the 21st century.
Foreword
John W. Seymour
Prologue
Jessica Stone
Terminology
Jessica Stone
Section 1: Foundations
1. Theoretical Roots and Branches of the Evolving Field of Play Therapy
Lynn Louise Wonders
2. Purposeful Application of Theory to Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning
Lynn Louise Wonders
3. Telemental Health Play Therapy
Jessica Stone
4. Cultural Humility in the Telehealth Playroom
Carmen Jimenez-Pride
Section 2: Special Populations
5. TraumaPlay™ and Telehealth: Innovations Through the Screen
Paris Goodyear-Brown and Kate Worley
6. The Power of Attachment in Telemental Health
Clair Mellenthin
7. Virtual EMDR and Telemental Health Play Therapy
Jackie Flynn
8. AutPlay® Therapy and Telehealth: Strategies for Children with Autism
Robert Jason Grant
9. Telemental Play Therapy in Schools
Sonia Murray
10. Neurodiverse Older Teens and Young Adults in Teleplay
Kevin B. Hull
Section 3: Special Interventions
11. Using the Virtual Sandtray®© App: A Boy’s Journey to Healing
Heidi Gerard Kaduson
12. Foundations of Virtual Playrooms
Rachel A. Altvater
13. Expressive Therapies in Teleplay
Leslie Baker
14. Nature Play Therapy and Telehealth: How Green Time and Screen Time Play Well Together
Jamie Lynn Langley
15. The Universe of You: Using Remote VR to Improve Psychoeducation Through Spatial Presence, Attention Allocation, and Interaction
Ryan Kelly
Conclusion
Jessica Stone
Biography
Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S, is a licensed clinical psychologist and co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray®©. She is also an author, innovator, and speaker specializing in the therapeutic use of digital tools in therapy.
"An auspicious and timely publication, Play Therapy and Telemental Health provides a critical and much needed resource. Dr. Stone has assembled an impressive panel of play therapy and telehealth professionals, who provide practical material, backed up with appropriate theory. This cutting-edge book belongs on the shelves of both practitioners and academics." —Daniel Sweeney, PhD, professor of clinical mental health counseling and clinical director of the NW Center for Play Therapy Studies at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon, USA
"Relevant for this time of crisis and beyond, this book compiles evidence-informed foundations and interventions that answer the questions we have all been asking about play therapy in the time of telehealth practice. The question is not whether to read this important book but how soon." —Susan M. Carter, PhD, RPT-S, clinical director at the Center for Change and Growth, PLC, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
"Just as the play therapist adjusts to the minute needs of the child in the playroom, so too do they adapt and respond to major public health and safety measures in response to COVID-19. However, when one door closes, another entrance opens, and this text opens the virtual platform and digital doors into a new and exciting play-therapy world. The scope of this text links relevant theory to practice and provides pertinent discourse to critically reflect and connect to clients in a variety of contexts through telemental health. A valuable resource for those who are, or wish to be, digitally savvy play therapists." —Judi A. Parson, PhD, RPT-S, discipline lead, course director, and senior lecturer in play therapy at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia
