Supervision Can Be Playful

For those of us on the front lines of teaching and mentoring the rising generations of play therapists, the idea that a second edition of our beloved Supervision Can be Playful has been in the works is exciting news. Taking a look inside, I was further thrilled to see the sheer breadth and depth of this extensively updated second edition, including the amount of new material, expanded focus on a global perspective and cultural humility in supervision. The editors have taken care to invite a very skilled group of authors to go beneath the surface of the supervision relationship and incorporate themes of trauma, attachment inclusion, and creativity in this important role. Absolutely required reading for play therapy leaders and practitioners everywhere.

-- Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW-R, RPT-S, licensed clinical social worker, registered play therapy supervisor

The first edition, published in 2008, was an excellent resource for play therapy supervisors. This second edition is a welcome addition to the field and a valuable source of updated information, useful for training, teaching, and clinical supervision in a variety of settings, such as academic, child welfare, training clinics, treatment centers, and private practices. It provides hands-on, creative methods for specialty supervision in play therapy tailored to those working with children, useful to both experienced play therapy supervisors and to other types of supervisory clinicians who practice with children but who are less familiar with play therapy theory and intervention.

-- Patricia Pernicano, PsyD, licensed clinical psychologist; author of Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy: Of Magic and Miracles

What a worthwhile book! It fills in an arena that has been left impoverished in our field: how do supervisor and supervisee create a parallel universe of play between them that mirrors the playfulness of the therapy with the child? Focusing on both the content and process of supervision, this is a book that will be much read and cherished by all play therapists and their supervisors.

-- Steven Tuber, PhD, ABPP, City College of New York; author of Attachment, Play, and Authenticity: Winnicott in a Clinical Context and co-author of Starting Treatment with Children and Adolesc