Skip to main content

Free UK delivery for orders £30

Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice

  • Textbook
Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy cover

Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice

  • Textbook
Quantity
Available on 11 Jun 2026
£26.09

Available for purchase via Bloomsbury etextbooks on publication date

This title is available for inspection copy requests

Description

This edited book is a combination of chapters written by the co-editors and invited chapter authors who are renowned in the field of play therapy who will write on various aspects of cognitive-behavioral play therapy (CBPT). This edition is unique in its inclusion of timely chapters addressing the rationale for integrating CBT and play therapy; foundations and theory of CBPT, research, methodology and components to treatment, directive and non-directive integration, facilitating responses, psychoeducation, collaborative treatment planning, assessment, clinical applications across settings, and clinical populations that address treatment issues, such as trauma, anxiety, speech and language/mutism, toileting, anger, fears, phobias, and ADD/ADHD to name a few. This volume addresses pressing issues of the day.

Accessibility Information

Additional accessibility information

  • PDF/UA-2, 1.4
  • accessibility@bloomsbury.com

Hazards

The publication contains no hazards

Support for non-visual reading

Has alternative text descriptions for images

Navigation

  • Page list to go to pages from the print source version
  • Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
  • All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order

Table of Contents

Part I: Rationale for Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy
1. Foundations and Theory
2. Developmental Considerations
3. Research
Part II: Skill Building: Blending CBT and Play Therapy
4. Session Structure
5. Directive and non-Directive Balancing
6. Facilitating Responses
7. Assessment
8. Collaborative Treatment Planning
9. Session Notes and Documentation
10.Use of Psychoeducation
Part III: Clinical Applications – Settings
11.School
12.Outpatient
13.Residential
14.Hospitals
15.Private Practice
16.Tele-health
Part IV: Clinical Disorders
17.Trauma
18.Anxiety
19.Anger Issues
20.Aggressive Behaviors
21.Fears
22.Phobias
23.Toileting Issues
24.Selective/Elective Mutism
25.ADD/ADHD
26.Autism
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 11 Jun 2026
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 440
ISBN 9798216390152
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Athena A. Drewes

Athena A. Drewes is a licensed psychologist, certi…

Related Titles

Environment: Staging