Play Therapy and Telemental Health Foundations, Populations, and Interventions

Play Therapy and Telemental Health gives clinicians the tools they need to bring their therapy sessions online. Chapters present the fundamentals of play therapy and telemental health therapy and introduce play therapists to a variety of special populations and interventions specific to telemental health. Expert contributors discuss using a wide variety of telehealth interventions— including Virtual Sandtray®©, nature play, and EMDR —with children affected by autism, trauma, and more. Readers will learn how the fundamentals of play therapy can be expanded to provide effective treatment in web-based sessions. This is a vital guide for any clinician working in play therapy in the21st century.

Foreword John W. Seymour Prologue Jessica Stone Terminology Jessica Stone Section 1: Foundations 1. Theoretical Roots and Branches of the Evolving Field of Play Therapy Lynn Louise Wonders 2. Purposeful Application of Theory to Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning Lynn Louise Wonders 3. Telemental Health Play Therapy Jessica Stone 4. Cultural Humility in the Telehealth Playroom Carmen Jimenez-Pride Section 2: Special Populations 5. TraumaPlay™ and Telehealth: Innovations Through the Screen Paris Goodyear-Brown and Kate Worley 6. The Power of Attachment in Telemental Health Clair Mellenthin 7. Virtual EMDR and Telemental Health Play Therapy Jackie Flynn 8. AutPlay® Therapy and Telehealth: Strategies for Children with Autism Robert Jason Grant 9. Telemental Play Therapy in Schools Sonia Murray 10. Neurodiverse Older Teens and Young Adults in Teleplay Kevin B. Hull Section 3: Special Interventions 11. Using the Virtual Sandtray®© App: A Boy’s Journey to Healing Heidi Gerard Kaduson 12. Foundations of Virtual Playrooms Rachel A. Altvater 13. Expressive Therapies in Teleplay Leslie Baker 14. Nature Play Therapy and Telehealth: How Green Time and Screen Time Play Well Together Jamie Lynn Langley 15. The Universe of You: Using Remote VR to Improve Psychoeducation Through Spatial Presence, Attention Allocation, and Interaction Ryan Kelly Conclusion Jessica Stone

Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S, is a licensed clinical psychologist and co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray®©. She is also an author, innovator, and speaker specializing in the therapeutic use of digital tools in therapy.