The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultation

Part I: Documentation and Parent Consultation  1. Introduction  2. Inquiry through Intake Summary  3. Initial Parent Consultation  4. Diagnosis and Treatment Plan  5. Treatment Phase: Session Notes  6. Ongoing Parent Consultations  7. Termination  Part II: Looking Further  8. Parents Who Challenge Us  9. Difficult Parenting Issues  10. A Deeper Look at Play  11. Finding a Theory  12. Professional Growth Considerations

Biography

Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, RST-C/T, retired from Texas State University after 30 years as a play therapist and sandtray therapist. Linda continues to write, provide training and professional consultation, and play in the clay in Texas.

Mary Morrison Bennett, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, has more than 20 years of experience in play therapy. A former associate professor at Texas State University, she is in private practice in Texas, where she continues to speak and write on play therapy.

"What Homeyer and Bennett have learned and lived out as practicing play therapists and university professors appears on the pages of this practical, detailed, essential, and stress-relieving resource. They have anticipated everything a play therapist needs to know and do, and they provide a template for every form and document needed. This is a how-to book, unique in the field of play therapy, that will help play therapists become more efficient and effective. Don't miss the chapter on 'Parents Who Challenge Us' for new insights."

Garry Landreth, EdD, LPC, RPT-S, Regents Professor at the University of North Texas and founder of the Center for Play Therapy

 

"This is a thorough and comprehensive second edition. Drs. Homeyer and Bennett offer strong rationales and reflective practices for clinicians' development, including AI integration and navigating technology in parent consultations. The illustrative case study perfectly anchors their insights. This is a must-have resource for all play therapy practitioners and supervisors."

Kristie K. Opiola, PhD, LCMHC-QS, RPT, assistant professor, University of Arkansas, and co-host of the Playful Beginnings Podcast

 

"Homeyer and Bennett’s second edition is an essential modern resource for clinicians. This edition integrates AI with treatment planning and parent-consultation guidance and balances practical dialogue with sophisticated clinical judgment. This is the book practitioners need to remain culturally responsive and theoretically grounded in today’s evolving therapeutic landscape."

Maggie Parker, PhD, LPC, BCS, RPT-S, CCPT-S, associate professor and department chair at The George Washington University