Supervision Can Be Playful

Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors

Contributions by Sue Bratton, Peggy Ceballos, David A. Crenshaw, Judith M. Dagirmanjian, Lennis G. Echterling, Jody J. Fiorini, Sandra B. Frick-Helms, Ken Gardner, Kristi A. Gibbs, Eliana Gil, Eric J. Green, Louise Guerney, Susan Hansen, Linda Homeyer, Melissa Luke, Mary Morrison, Evangeline Munns, Yumiko Ogawa, Dee Ray, Arthur Robbins, Lawrence Rubin, Angela Sheely, Anne Stewart, Lorri Yasenik Edited by Athena A. Drewes, Jodi Ann Mullen

Publication date:

14 August 2008

Length of book:

340 pages

Publisher

Jason Aronson, Inc.

ISBN-13: 9780765705334

Supervision Can Be Playful offers clinical supervisors of mental health professionals a comprehensive and thoughtful resource. The text focuses on the clinical supervision of child and play therapists, with supervision interventions that can be augmented for use with mental health professionals who provide supervision to adolescent and adult therapists. The perspectives discussed regarding the role of the clinical supervisor are universal and readers will find them relevant regardless of the age group they are working with. The text addresses the roles and processes of clinical supervision from a unique playful perspective, and from an eclectic theoretical orientation. Each chapter author offers a piece of the supervision puzzle and offers the reader clear guidelines for implementing techniques and the rationale behind them.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Part 2 Part I: Supervisory Styles and Critical Considerations
Chapter 3 Chapter 1:Supervision: Models, Principles and Process Issues
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Sanding in Supervision: A Sand Tray Technique for Clinical Supervisors
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: When Approaches Collide: A Decision-Making Model for Play Therapists
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Through a Cross-cultural Lens: How Viewing Childhood as a Distinct Culture Impacts Supervision
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Culturally Competent Supervision of Child and Play Therapists
Part 8 Part II: Supervising Special Populations
Chapter 9 Chapter 6:Supervising Counselors Who Work With Special Needs Children
Chapter 10 Chapter 7:The Supervision Process: Working with Traumatized Children in Outpatient Mental Health Clinics
Chapter 11 Chapter 8:Supervision of Play Therapists Working With Aggressive Children
Chapter 12 Chapter 9:Supervising Filial Therapy
Chapter 13 Chapter 10:Supervision of Group Play Therapy
Chapter 14 Chapter 11: Enhancing Role Play Activities in Play Therapy Supervision Groups
Part 15 Part III: Facilitating Self-Awareness
Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Play Space
Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Expressive Arts in a Humanistic Approach to Play Therapy Supervision: Facilitating Therapist Self Awareness andTherapeutic Process
Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Supervision in the Sand
Chapter 19 Chapter 15:Countertransference Play: Informing and Enhancing Therapist Self-Awareness Through Play
Part 20 Part IV: Potpourri of Playful Techniques
Chapter 21 Chapter 16: Playful Activities for Supervisors and Trainers
Chapter 22 Chapter 17: Playful Supervision: Sharing Exemplary Exercises in the Supervision of Play Therapists

This book skillfully combines theory and practice with a variety of detailed case examples demonstrating how the use of playful interventions in supervision can foster the professional identity development of both beginning and experienced play therapists. Using a hand-on, creative approach this excellent resource and guide argues convincingly about the value of expressive and creative arts as effective tools in facilitating the professional growth of play therapy practitioners.