Mary Morrison Bennett

The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultation, 2nd edition, guides play therapists through the case documentation process—from the initial inquiry through intake session, diagnosis, treatment planning, session notes, and termination summary. The book places a special focus on writing session notes, an area in which play therapists often request training. The chapters identify play themes, explore clinical theories and case conceptualization, and guide play therapists from the playroom to paperwork. The authors include examples of case notes and treatment plans completed from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and a new case study illustrates strategies for connecting with challenging parents, addressing difficult topics at different ages and stages (how to talk about sex, screen time, co-parenting, etc.), and much more. The book also includes a thorough discussion of ways to structure parent consultations to facilitate the therapeutic process. The new edition also includes a discussion of artificial intelligence, its potential benefits, and concerns around its use. Expansive appendices provide many case examples and tips to explain and demonstrate documentation, and the authors provide forms and templates in the text and on the book's website.

The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultation, 2nd edition, guides play therapists through the case documentation process—from the initial inquiry through intake session, diagnosis, treatment planning, session notes, and termination summary. The book places a special focus on writing session notes, an area in which play therapists often request training. The chapters identify play themes, explore clinical theories and case conceptualization, and guide play therapists from the playroom to paperwork. The authors include examples of case notes and treatment plans completed from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and a new case study illustrates strategies for connecting with challenging parents, addressing difficult topics at different ages and stages (how to talk about sex, screen time, co-parenting, etc.), and much more. The book also includes a thorough discussion of ways to structure parent consultations to facilitate the therapeutic process. The new edition also includes a discussion of artificial intelligence, its potential benefits, and concerns around its use. Expansive appendices provide many case examples and tips to explain and demonstrate documentation, and the authors provide forms and templates in the text and on the book's website.

The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultation guides play therapists through the case-documentation process, from the initial inquiry for services through intake session, diagnosis, treatment planning, session notes, and termination summary. There’s a special focus on writing session notes, one of the areas in which play therapists most often request additional training. Chapters also identify play themes, explore clinical theories and case conceptualization, and guide play therapists from the playroom to the paperwork. The authors include several examples of case notes and treatment plans completed from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and vignettes and case studies illustrate ways to connect with caregivers, strategies for working with challenging caregivers, addressing difficult topics at different ages and stages of parenting (how to talk about sex, screen time, co-parenting, etc.), and much more. The book also includes a thorough discussion of ways to structure parent consultations to facilitate the therapeutic process. Expansive appendices provide many case examples and tips to explain and demonstrate documentation, and the authors provide form templates in the text and on the book’s website.

The Guide to Play Therapy Documentation and Parent Consultation guides play therapists through the case-documentation process, from the initial inquiry for services through intake session, diagnosis, treatment planning, session notes, and termination summary. There’s a special focus on writing session notes, one of the areas in which play therapists most often request additional training. Chapters also identify play themes, explore clinical theories and case conceptualization, and guide play therapists from the playroom to the paperwork. The authors include several examples of case notes and treatment plans completed from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and vignettes and case studies illustrate ways to connect with caregivers, strategies for working with challenging caregivers, addressing difficult topics at different ages and stages of parenting (how to talk about sex, screen time, co-parenting, etc.), and much more. The book also includes a thorough discussion of ways to structure parent consultations to facilitate the therapeutic process. Expansive appendices provide many case examples and tips to explain and demonstrate documentation, and the authors provide form templates in the text and on the book’s website.