Preface ix Acknowledgments xvii About the Authors xix Chapter 1 So, What Is Play Therapy and Why Should We Care? 1 Chapter 2 How on Earth Can You Combine Adlerian Theory With Play Therapy? 17 Chapter 3 What Is Up With This Kid? Using Adlerian Concepts to Understand Children 35 Chapter 4 Consulting With Parents and Teachers? Oh Dear! 67 Chapter 5 Where Do I Begin? Building an Egalitarian Relationship With the Child 101 Chapter 6 Just Say "Yes!" Just Say "No!"? Encouraging and Limiting 137 Chapter 7 Who Is This Kid, and How Did He Get This Way? Exploring the Child's Lifestyle 165 Chapter 8 What Do I Do With All This Information? Developing Adlerian Lifestyle Conceptualizations and Treatment Plans 199 Chapter 9 Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Helping the Child Gain Insight 227 Chapter 10 How Can I Wind It Down and Wrap It Up? Reorienting-Reeducating 269 Chapter 11 Who Me? Conduct Research? 291 Appendix A Selected Fun Things to Do in Play Therapy 307 Appendix B Children's Lifestyle Questions for Parents 311 Appendix C Children's Lifestyle Questions for Teachers 317 Appendix D Children's Lifestyle Questions 319 Appendix E Adlerian Questioning Strategies for Kinetic Drawings 323 Appendix F Informal Assessment of Lew and Bettner's Crucial Cs 327 Appendix G Lifestyle Conceptualization and Treatment Plans 335 Appendix H Research and Anecdotal Support for the Efficacy of Play Therapy With Specific Populations 343 Appendix I Adlerian Play Therapy Parent Consultation Skills Checklist 351 Appendix J Adlerian Play Therapy Teacher Consultation Skills Checklist 355 Appendix K Adlerian Play Therapy Skills Checklist 363 Appendix L Adlerian Play Therapy Session Summary 369 Appendix M Adlerian Play Therapy Progress Form 373 References 375 Index 391