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 the 21st century.

Section 1: Foundation 1. Theoretical Roots and Branches of the Evolving Field of Play Therapy 2. Purposeful Application of Theory to Case Conceptualization and Treatment Planning 3. Telemental Health Play Therapy 4. Cultural Humility in the Telehealth Playroom; Section 2: Special Populations 5. TraumaPlay™ and Telehealth: Innovations Through the Screen 6. The Power of Attachment in Telemental Health 7. Virtual EMDR and Telemental Health Play Therapy 8. AutPlay® Therapy and Telehealth: Strategies for Children with Autism 9. Telemental Play Therapy in Schools 10. Neurodiverse Older Teens and Young Adults in Teleplay; Section 3: Special Interventions 11. Using the Virtual Sandtray®© App: A Boy’s Journey to Healing 12. Foundations of Virtual Playrooms 13. Expressive Therapies in Teleplay 14. Nature Play Therapy and Telehealth: How Green Time and Screen Time Play Well Together 15. The Universe of You: Using Remote VR to Improve Psychoeducation Through Spatial Presence, Attention Allocation, and Interaction Conclusion

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.