Garry L. Landreth
Garry L. Landreth is internationally known for his writings and work in promoting the development of child-centered play therapy. He is a regents professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education and founder of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas.
Parents as therapeutic partners: Listening to your child's play
This text aims to teach parents how to conduct play therapy with their young children. Parents who take their children for psychotherapy often feel they are to blame for their children's problems,... (more)
Play Therapy Interventions with Children's Problems: Case Studies with DSM-IV Diagnoses
The findings of child play therapy research studies and case reports are brought together here. They dispel the myth that play therapy requires a long-term commitment over many months. The findings... (more)
Innovations in Play Therapy: Issues, Process and Special Populations
This work is a compilation of discussions on current and pressing issues in play therapy. It covers topics such as: what play therapists need to know about medication; legal and ethical issues in... (more)
Play Therapy Interventions with Children's Problems: Case Studies with DSM-IV-TR Diagnoses: Second Edition
This is an easy-to-use reference to the most effective play therapy techniques and their substantiated results. Play therapy is not an approach based on guess, trial and error, or whims of the... (more)
Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship: Third Edition
Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is a text for graduate-level counseling students in play therapy courses. It provides comprehensive and detailed information for creating therapeutic... (more)
Group Counseling: Concepts and Procedures
First published in 1979, Group Counseling has consistently been a widely used and praised text, providing both novice and experienced counselors with a framework from which to expand group counseling... (more)