AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups

A 10-Session Model
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-41001-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

AutPlay® Therapy Play and Social Skills Groups provides practitioners with a step-by-step guide for implementing a social skills group to help children and adolescents with autism improve on their play and social skills deficits in a fun and engaging way.



This unique 10-session group model incorporates the AutPlay Therapy approach focused on relational and behavioral methods. Group setup, protocol, and structured play therapy interventions are presented and explained for easy implementation by professionals. Also included are parent implemented interventions that allow parents and/or caregivers to become co-change agents in the group process and learn how to successfully implement AutPlay groups.



Any practitioner or professional who works with children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder will find this resource to be a unique and valuable guide to effectively implementing social skills groups.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, Robert Jason

Turner-Bumberry, Tracy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Autismus und Asperger-Syndrom
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Chemotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter One: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Chapter Two: Social Skills; Chapter Three: AutPlay® Therapy and Social Skills; Chapter Four: AutPlay® Therapy Play Groups and Social Skills Groups; Chapter Five: AutPlay® Therapy Play Groups (10 session model); Chapter Six: AutPlay® Therapy Social Skills Groups (10 session model); Chapter Seven: Additional Social Skills Interventions for Children and Adolescents; Chapter Eight: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Jason Grant, EdD, owns and operates the AutPlay® Therapy clinic in southwest Missouri. He is the creator of AutPlay Therapy and author of several books, book chapters, and articles related to autism and play therapy. He is an international keynote speaker and trainer and spends his free time enjoying activities with his wife and son.



Tracy Turner-Bumberry, LPC, RPT-S, CAS, is a licensed professional counselor, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, a certified AutPlay therapist/trainer, and a certified autism specialist. She has over 20 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults. She lives in Milledgeville, GA, with her husband, three rescue dogs, and bearded dragon.