The parent-child bond holds much more emotional significance than the relationship between a therapist and a child. As filial therapy professionals, Landreth and Bratton maintain that a parent acting as an agent for change in place of a therapist can result in significant therapeutic gains. "Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)" will help therapists train parents to work with their own children by providing them with the basic child-centred play therapy principles and skills needed to conduct regularly scheduled parent-child play sessions. In this easy-to-follow guide, Landreth and Bratton provide a background of the filial therapy approach with a discussion of the historical and theoretical development and an overview of the process involved. They provide an outline and content for the 10-session CPRT training model that includes required parent-child play sessions, answers to common questions, research summaries, and other additional resources on the topic. "CPRT" presents a thorough look at filial therapy through extensive transcripts of actual sessions and case examples. The combination of the expertise and comprehensive research of the authors results in a valuable book that is accessible to and suitable for both students and professionals.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Preface. History, Development and Unique Features of Filial Therapy. Rationale and Basic Premises for Filial Therapy. Training and Supervision of Filial Therapists. Critical Components in Facilitating the Process of Filial Therapy Training. Filial Skills, Concepts, and Attitudes to be Taught. The Filial Therapy Process. Filial Therapy Training Session 1: Training Objectives and Reflective. Filial Therapy Training Session 2: Basic Principles for Play Sessions. Filial Therapy Training Session 3: Parent-child Play Session Skills. Filial Therapy Training Session 4: Supervision Format and Limit Setting. Filial Therapy Training Session 5: Play Session Skills Review. Filial Therapy Training Session 6: Supervision and Choice Giving. Filial Therapy Training Session 7: Supervision and Self-Esteem Building. Filial Therapy Training Session 8: Supervision and Encouragement vs. Praise. Filial Therapy Training Session 9: Supervision and Generalizing Skills. Filial Therapy Training Session 10: Evaluation and Summing Up. Case of Debbie and 4 yr. Old Rachel. Questions Parents and Children Ask, and Problems and Solutions in Filial Therapy Training. A Mother's Perspective on Filial Therapy: Learning About My Child and Myself. Variations of the 10-session Filial Therapy Model. Research Support for 10-Session Filial Therapy Model. Resources for Child-Parent-Relationship (C-P-R) Therapy: A 10-Session Filial Therapy.

About the Author

Garry L. Landreth, Ed.D., LPC, RPT-S, is a Regents Professor in the Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education at the University of North Texas. He is the founder and director of the Center for Play Therapy, the largest play therapy training program in the world. Sue Bratton, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S is an associate professor in Counseling and Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas and the former clinical director in the Counseling Program at UNT.

Reviews

Winner - Best Practices in Parent/Family Education Award for 2010 from the Texas Association of Parent Educators "This book provides a wealth of detailed and helpful information about the process and practice of filial therapy. It is likely to prove an invaluable guide to all practicing and aspiring filial therapists." - The British Association of Play Therapists "This is a well thought out, well laid out, understandable, short-term treatment program. In addition to providing the basics, Landreth and Bratton communicate their own empirically justified and clinically experienced trust in the method to deal with all sorts of parent-child problems. All of this comes through in a highly personal way that makes the book inspiring as well as instructional." - Louise Guerney, Professor Emeritus, Penn State University, College Park, USA