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Play Therapy for Severe Psychological Trauma
The Theory and Practice of Play Therapy for Trauma
In this instructive video
program, well-known play and family therapist Eliana Gil elucidates the
nature of trauma, how to recognize it clinically, and how to manage its
powerful effects on children's development with the use of specific art and
play techniques. The video includes a reenacted clinical interview and
footage from an actual play therapy session, as well as many moving examples
of children's work. With empathy and wisdom, Dr. Gil discusses such
important topics as what dissociation looks like in children's paintings and
drawings and how to intervene effectively in posttraumatic play.
Running Time: 36 Minutes
Manual: 41 Pages
ORDER CODE: GP0333V
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ORDER CODE: GP5422DVD
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Essentials of Play Therapy with Abused Children
by Eliana Gil
This informative video program from renowned practitioner and author
Eliana Gil illuminates the unique benefits of play therapy for children who have been
physically or sexually abused. Sharing her warmth and clinical insight, Dr. Gil brings
viewers into the therapeutic playroom, describes how play activities fit into the
reparative process, and provides helpful pointers for practice. With the help of child
volunteers (not actual patients), the video demonstrates specific art and play activities
that can help children:
*Express feelings they are unable or unwilling to verbalize
*Work through painful experiences with familiar and comfortable materials
*Gain a sense of safety and mastery
*Resume developmental processes interrupted by abuse
Hands-On Demonstration of Art Materials and Toys
Viewers learn about the basic materials Dr. Gil employs in her work with abused children,
from art supplies, to the sandtray, puppets, dollhouse, masks, and more. She explains how
each is used and explores its rationale, helping viewers develop their own repertoire of
toys and techniques. Illustrated throughout by children's evocative paintings and
drawings, the program explores:
*The benefits of different activities for articulating children's inner experience
*Themes to look for in the play and artwork of abused children
*Individual differences in responses to abuse
*Balancing directive and nondirective approaches
Helping Children Feel Safe in the Therapy Setting
Sensitive to children's anxiety and fear, Dr. Gil shows how therapy itself can feel
threatening to already vulnerable youngsters. She discusses how to allay children's fears
about the unfamiliar environment, make them feel comfortable with materials and
techniques, and establish a good working rapport.
The Manual
A handy companion manual amplifies themes presented in the video and provides resource
lists and references for students and practitioners.
Eliana Gil, PhD, is a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor who specializes in
the treatment of abused children and adolescents and their families as well as adult
survivors. She is a registered play therapy supervisor and has written numerous books on
the treatment of children. She serves on the boards of directors of both the American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the National Resource Center on Child
Sexual Abuse. 1998, 40 minutes.
ORDER CODE: GP0156V
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Treating Abused Adolescents
by Eliana Gil
The first book to explore the issue of abuse in adolescents--both the residual effects of
earlier child abuse and current or cumulative abuse--this volume provides a sensitive
account of how to optimize the value of therapeutic contact with this challenging and
compelling population. Illustrated with case examples from her own extensive work
experience, the author shows when and how to address the abuse to help adolescents move
ahead in their development.
1. Adolescence and Abuse: An Overview
2. Theories of Adolescent Development
3. Current versus Cumulative Abuse of Adolescents
4. Assessment and Treatment
5. Structured Processing of Trauma
6. General Principles in Working with Adolescent Abuse Survivors
7. Treatment Modalities
Afterword
ORDER CODE: GP0115B
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