Eliana Gil

This book describes how therapists can both facilitate constructive play therapy and intervene in posttraumatic play to help children who have been traumatized by abuse or neglect achieve a positive resolution. Meer

*Needed work edited by a bestselling author (The Healing Power of Play has over 85,000 in print) who is a leader in the field.
*Child trauma is notoriously difficult to address in therapy: this book deals in particular with abuse, domestic violence, and parental loss. Meer

Presenting an integrative model for treating traumatized children, this book combines play, art, and other expressive therapies with ideas and strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral and family therapy. Meer

The first book to explore the issue of abuse in adolescents both the residual effects of earlier child abuse and current or cumulative abuse this volume provides a sensitive account of how to optimize the value of therapeutic contact with this challenging and compelling population. Meer