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A unique application of the classic DBT skills. The book introduces the idea of how combining DBT skills with play therapy can make therapy more approachable and engaging for young children. The authors provide an excellent toolbox of descriptive exercises that will make learning the skills more fun and more accessible for kids and families.--Jenn Lewis, clinical supervisor and research associate, department of psychology, University of Oregon Creative Play-Based DBT Activities for Children and Their Parents by Kellie Giorgio Camelford; Erin Dugan and Krystal Vaughn is a much needed publication for any mental health professional and counselor educator who works with clients and students who provide play based interventions for children who have intense emotional responses. This book is excellent for concrete and effective play-based DBT activities that are developmentally appropriate for children and their emotional responses. This book is an exciting and necessary addition to the current DBT interventions for adults and adolescents.--Laura Fazio-Griffith, assistant professor, Southeastern Louisiana University If you want to know how to bring play-based activities and DBT together into seamless interventions, for children and their families, make sure this book is part of your trusted references. Without a doubt, this is the best book to bring DBT into your playroom.--Edward (Franc) Hudspeth, associate professor and program director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Sacred Heart University

A unique application of the classic DBT skills. The book introduces the idea of how combining DBT skills with play therapy can make therapy more approachable and engaging for young children. The authors provide an excellent toolbox of descriptive exercises that will make learning the skills more fun and more accessible for kids and families. --Jenn Lewis, clinical supervisor and research associate, department of psychology, University of Oregon Creative Play-Based DBT Activities for Children and Their Caregivers by Kellie Giorgio Camelford; Erin Dugan and Krystal Vaughn is a much needed publication for any mental health professional and counselor educator who works with clients and students who provide play based interventions for children who have intense emotional responses. This book is excellent for concrete and effective play-based DBT activities that are developmentally appropriate for children and their emotional responses. This book is an exciting and necessary addition to the current DBT interventions for adults and adolescents. Creative Play-Based DBT Activities for Children and Their Caregivers by Kellie Giorgio Camelford; Erin Dugan and Krystal Vaughn is a much needed publication for any mental health professional and counselor educator who works with clients and students who provide play based interventions for children who have intense emotional responses. This book is excellent for concrete and effective play-based DBT activities that are developmentally appropriate for children and their emotional responses. This book is an exciting and necessary addition to the current DBT interventions for adults and adolescents. --Laura Fazio-Griffith, assistant professor, Southeastern Louisiana University If you want to know how to bring play-based activities and DBT together into seamless interventions, for children and their families, make sure this book is part of your trusted references. Without a doubt, this is the best book to bring DBT into your playroom. --Edward Franc Hudspeth, associate professor and program director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling A unique application of the classic DBT skills. The book introduces the idea of how combining DBT skills with play therapy can make therapy more approachable and engaging for young children. The authors provide an excellent toolbox of descriptive exercises that will make learning the skills more fun and more accessible for kids and families. If you want to know how to bring play-based activities and DBT together into seamless interventions, for children and their families, make sure this book is part of your trusted references. Without a doubt, this is the best book to bring DBT into your playroom.

Creative Play-Based DBT Activities for Children and Their Caregivers by Kellie Giorgio Camelford; Erin Dugan and Krystal Vaughn is a much needed publication for any mental health professional and counselor educator who works with clients and students who provide play based interventions for children who have intense emotional responses. This book is excellent for concrete and effective play-based DBT activities that are developmentally appropriate for children and their emotional responses. This book is an exciting and necessary addition to the current DBT interventions for adults and adolescents.--Laura Fazio-Griffith, assistant professor, Southeastern Louisiana University A unique application of the classic DBT skills. The book introduces the idea of how combining DBT skills with play therapy can make therapy more approachable and engaging for young children. The authors provide an excellent toolbox of descriptive exercises that will make learning the skills more fun and more accessible for kids and families.--Jenn Lewis, clinical supervisor and research associate, department of psychology, University of Oregon If you want to know how to bring play-based activities and DBT together into seamless interventions, for children and their families, make sure this book is part of your trusted references. Without a doubt, this is the best book to bring DBT into your playroom.--Edward (Franc) Hudspeth, associate professor and program director of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Sacred Heart University

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Kellie Giorgio Camelford, PhD LPC-S, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor specializing in adolescent and women's issues. As an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center—New Orleans she enjoys teaching and supervising students in Practicum and Internship. Her research interests are adolescent issues and interventions, school counseling, and ethical issues in counseling. Prior to teaching, Dr. Camelford was a professional school counselor at a local parochial high school in New Orleans, and a private practitioner specializing in adolescence. Dr. Camelford also provides supervision to provisional licensed professional counselors seeking licensure as professional counselors in Louisiana. She presents locally and nationally on topics including adolescent counseling, private practice, school counseling, and self-harm. Finally, Dr. Camelford promotes her profession through service on the LACES executive board, the Jefferson Parish Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Steering Committee, and through active membership in related professional counseling organizations. Krystal Vaughn, PhD LPC-S, NCC is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor specializing in children ages 2-12. As an Assistant Professor at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center—New Orleans she enjoys teaching as well as providing clinical services with a certification of AutPlay. Her research interests are supervision, play therapy, neurodevelopmental disorders, dysregulation issues, other developmental disorders, and mental health consultation. Dr. Vaughn has extensive experience providing mental health consultation in childcare centers, private schools, and local charter school systems. Dr. Vaughn also provides supervision to counselor interns seeking licensure as professional counselors. She received specialized training in the fields of infant and early childhood mental health and play therapy, which she presents on locally and nationally. Additionally, she serves on numerous boards and committees to promote professionalism in the fields of play therapy and clinical supervision. Erin Dugan, PhD, NCC, CRC, LPC-S, is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor specializing in children (ages 2-12), attachment disorders, and child-parent relationship therapy including filial therapy and family play therapy. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Dugan is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Rehabilitation and Counseling at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center—New Orleans and serves as the Interim Department Head of the Department of Clinical Rehabilitation and Counseling as well as the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Allied Health Professions at LSUHSC. With nearly 15 years of experience as a Registered Play Therapist, she is recognized as a leader in the field of play therapy, presenting both nationally and internationally at professional conferences and publishing scholarly works on the subject. Dr. Dugan is a current member of the American Counseling Association, the International Association of Play Therapy, and many other professional organizations in the field. She has served on several committees and most recently serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Play Therapy.

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