Digging for Buried Treasure: 52 Prop-Based Play Therapy Interventions for Treating the Problems of Childhood
(ISBN 1-932203-11-7)

By Paris Goodyear-Brown

Purchase Price: $40.00

This compendium of innovative treatment techniques is useful for children with a multitude of problems. The techniques are arranged according to treatment focus with categories including feelings expression and verbalization, self-esteem, anger management, social skills, and impulse control strategies. Each intervention comes with step-by-step directions as well as treatment goals, age ranges and appropriate populations while placing the technique along a treatment continuum. Even processing questions and therapeutic homework are included to make this an easy-to-read, invaluable reference for clinicians.

"Clarity, guidance and inspiration are treasures that this book provides for those working with children. This tool box of useful interventions comes with complete directions for use with individuals, children, groups and families. This book will be a treasured, well used reference book that will not likely be loaned to others."  Beverly James, author of Treating Traumatized Children and Handbook for Treatment of Attachment-Trauma Problems in Children

"Paris Goodyear-Brown takes items that are familiar and appealing to children, such as marshmallows, magnifying glasses, and even umbrellas, and uses them as "props" to captivate and engage children and help them work through their treatment issues. This book is a must-have for therapists seeking to add new and innovative play therapy techniques to their repertory." Liana Lowenstein, MSW, CPT-S, author of Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth

 

Digging for Buried Treasure 2: 52 More Prop-Based Play Therapy Interventions for Treating the Problems of Childhood
(ISBN#: 1-59744-035-3)

By Paris Goodyear-Brown

Purchase Price: $40.00

 

Filled with dozens of new interventions, this treatment manual is a delightful addition to the Digging for Buried Treasure series. Clinicians will find play therapy techniques that address the treatment of traumatized children as well as more skill building exercises for children with impulse control problems and social skill deficits. With a section specific to cognitive behavioral play therapy techniques, the book also offers specific strategies for the goal setting process as well as the termination phase of treatment. If you liked the original, you'll love Digging 2!

"A cornucopia of creative, "prop-based" play therapy techniques. Highly recommended." Charles Schaefer, Ph.D., RPT-S, Co-Founder and Director Emeritus of The Association for Play Therapy

"This user-friendly guide is a great resource for treating children with a broad spectrum of psychological problems. The techniques presented in this book should be part of every child therapist's clinical repertoire. A must have." Janine Shelby, Ph.D., BCETS, RPT-S, Director of Training and Research at the Child Crisis Center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

 

Gabby the Gecko

By Paris Goodyear-Brown

Purchase Price: $20.00

Gabby is an outgoing, groovy gecko-until she goes into the woods with Wiley the Wizard Lizard. To make sure his bad magic is not revealed, the wicked wizard casts a spell of silence on her. She feels powerless to tell her secret. The reader then accompanies Gabby on her journey to find her voice. A delightful story in itself, the book will resonate with traumatized children who remain locked behind walls of silence. This therapeutic narrative gently invites children to talk about traumatic experiences and ultimately empowers them to overcome their victimization.

 

 

10 PEAS in a Pod (DVD)

By Paris Goodyear-Brown, Scott Riviere and Dr. Janine Shelby

Purchase Price: $65.00

 

 

10 PEAS in a Pod is an innovative collection of prescriptive eclectic play therapy strategies designed to help therapists develop young clients. In this video, three seasoned play therapists combine both their knowledge bases and their clinical experience to create an empirically informed, user-friendly and delightfully entertaining program. This amusing video blends effective play therapy techniques, research, and role-playing demonstrations of each technique, to make these treatment strategies immediately replicable by viewers. The video includes practical, creative, and effective interventions for the following issues:

- trauma-related symptoms - anger management problems - anxiety symptoms - excessive or inappropriate guilt - self-soothing and relaxation skills

As an added bonus, the panel discussion by the three experienced presenters regarding their preferred treatment approaches is sure to surprise and delight the watcher. This unforgettable video will keep you laughing until the last moment.