Techniques of Play Therapy: A Clinical Demonstration
For those curious about play therapy and, certainly, for the student and mental health professional, this video contains much of interest. Featuring actual sessions with five different-aged children, it offers an overview that is an accurate introduction to the subject. ----Video Rating Guide for LibrariesThis videotape is an excellent example of the high quality of education that can be delivered through this medium. ----Psychiatric ServicesI was very impressed with the excellent detailed content of this video. It outlines all of the material covered in a play therapy course. As such, it could be used repeatedly throughout such a course to illustrate phases of play therapy, the variety of child client, and the variety of play modalities available. As she takes the viewer through the opening stages of therapy, establishing alliance, the work of the therapy, and termination and follow-up, Webb illustrates her points with sections of tape showing her interacting with young child clients. Some are receptive, some resistant, some older, some younger, of a variety of races and both genders...On the whole, it's a wonderful video for anyone teaching a graduate course in play therapy and would also be useful in introducing play therapy to parents. ----Marla R. Brassard, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Amherst