General Introduction
Paradigms of Intervention
Brian Sutton-Smith
Part I: Play Therapy
Introduction
1. The Scientific Foundations of Play Therapy
Jerome L. Singer
2. Therapeutic Play: From Interpretation to Intervention
Bertha Mook
3. Stimulating and Guiding Children's Spontaneous Learning in Play Therapy
Stefan Schmidtchen
4. Process in Person-Centered Play Therapy
Herbert Goetze
5. Games of Complexity: Reflections on Play Structure and Play Intervention
Gerd E. Schafer
6. Imagery Techniques in Play Therapy with Children
Dorothy G. Singer
7. Indications and Goals in Imagery Interaction Play Therapy
Berendien L. van Zanten
Part 2: Play for Children with Special Needs
Introduction
8. Imaginative Play Training for Severely Retarded Children
Joop Helendoorn
9. Families at Play: Interventions for Children with Development Handicaps
Roy McConkey
10. Play Within an Intervention for Multiply Handicapped Children
Han Nakken, Carla Vlaskamp and Ruud van Wijck
11. Effectiveness of Play Training with Handicapped Toddlers
Jan M.H. de Moor, Betty T.M. van Waesberghe and Han H.L. Oud
12. Play Assessment for Play-Based Intervention: A First Step with Young Children with Communication Difficulties
Kay P. Mogford-Bevan
13. Play Training for Autistic Children
Ina A. van Berckelaer-Onnes
Part 3: Theory and Research on School Play Intervention
Introduction
14. Play Training: An Overview
Peter K. Smith
15. Play: Positive Intervention in the Elementary School Curriculum
Waltraut Hartmann and Brigitte Rollett
16. Academic Play
James F. Christie
Epilogue
Joop Hellendoorn, Rimmert van der Kooij, and Brian Sutton-Smith
Notes
References
Notes on Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index