Play Therapy and Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Clinical Guide to Practice
Book Details
- Publisher : Routledge
- Published : 2026
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 280
- Category :
Child and Adolescent Studies - Catalogue No : 98470
- ISBN 13 : 9781032586397
- ISBN 10 : 1032586397
Table of Contents
Part 1: An Overview of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Play Therapy
1. Childhood Sexual Abuse: Understanding a Worldwide Epidemic
Sueann Kenney-Noziska
2. Childhood Maltreatment, Trauma, and the Developing Brain: Algorithms for Effective Play Therapy
Richard L. Gaskill and Bridget Mitchell Sanders
3. Clinical Needs of Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Holly Willard
4. Therapeutic Presence in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
David A. Crenshaw
5. The Therapeutic Powers of Play when Working with Sexually Abused Children
Sarah D. Stauffer and Michelle M. Pliske
Part 2: Applications of Seminal and Historically Significant Play Therapy Theories in Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse (in alphabetical order)
6. Adlerian Play Therapy: Facilitating the Crucial Cs in Sexually Abused Children
Terry Kottman and Erica Wassenaar
7. Child-Centered Play Therapy and Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Power of Relationship
Dee C. Ray, Amber-Lea Martinez, and Bonnie L. Stice
8. Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Angela M. Cavett
9. Developmental Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children
Kim Vander Dussen
10. Filial Play Therapy with Non-Offending Caregivers and Families of Children who Have Been Sexually Abused
Daire Gilmartin and Risë VanFleet
11. Gestalt Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Felicia Carroll
12. Jungian Analytical Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children
J.P. Lily
13. Using Theraplay to Treat Childhood Sexual Abuse
Elizabeth Konrath
Part 3: Applications of Burgeoning Models in Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse (in alphabetical order)
14. Digital Play Therapy™ with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Jessica Stone
15. EMDR and Play Therapy: A Playful Integration for Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Ann Beckley-Forest and Annie J. Monaco
16. Nature-Based Play Therapy: Interventions for Working with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Julie Blundon Nash
17. Posttraumatic Play with Sexually Abused Children: Clinical Invitations and Processing
Eliana Gil
18. Sandtray Integration in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Linda E. Homeyer and Marshall Lyles
19. TraumaPlay™: A Flexibly Sequential Approach for Healing Sexual Trauma
Paris Goodyear Brown
Part 4: Additional Considerations when Using Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
20. Incorporating A Multicultural Orientation in Play Therapy with Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Kadesha Adelakun and Erica Tatum-Sheade
21. Ethical Considerations in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
Jeff S. Ashby and H.M. Cowart
22. Secondary Traumatic Stress Stewardship: The Practice of Bearing Light
Janine Shelby
23. Working with Childhood Sexual Abuse: Considerations for Professional Development for Play Therapists
Anne L. Stewart

