Child-Centered Play Therapy Research The Evidence Base for Effective Practice

by Baggerly, Jennifer N.; Ray, Dee C.; Bratton, Sue C.

• ISBN13: 9780470422014
• ISBN10: 0470422017
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Research must support the efficacy of play therapy in order to justify therapists' use of it to insurance companies, courts, school districts, and parents. Indeed, the Association for Play Therapy has made play therapy research a top priority.Focusing on the two most academically researched types of play therapy, child-centered play therapy (the most popular type of play therapy that is "led" by the child, and not "directed" by a therapist), and filial therapy (in which parents employ child-centered methods at home), this will be the first book of its kind to provide exhaustive, in-depth coverage of play therapy research studies through chapters written by the top play therapy researchers to provide play therapists with guidance about which methods are evidence-based and how future play therapy research should be conducted.

Author Biography

Jennifer N. Baggerly, PhD, LMHC-S, RPT-S, is an Associate Professor in the Counselor Education Program at the University of South Florida. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. She serves on the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Board of Directors and is former research chair of APT.

Dee C. Ray, PhD, LPC, RPT-S, is Associate Professor of Counseling and Higher Education and Director of the Child and Family Resource Clinic at the University of North Texas in Denton. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, National Certified Counselor, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor.

Sue C. Bratton, PhD, LPC, RPT-S, is the Director of the Center for Play Therapy, Associate Professor of Counselor Education, and the former clinical director of the Counseling Department at the University of North Texas in Denton. She is a past president of the Association for Play Therapy and has served on the APT Board of Directors for six years.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Overview of Play Therapy Research

What the Research Shows About Play Therapy: 21^st Century Update

Research In Play Therapy

Increased Self-Efficacy: One Reason for Play Therapy Success

The Efficacy of Intensive Individual Child-Centered Play Therapy For Chronically Ill Children

Intensive Sibling Group Play Therapy with Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence

Effects of Post Earthquake Group Play Therapy with Chinese Children

Play Therapy Effect on Relationship Stress

Play Therapy Effect on Children with Aggressive

Play Therapy with Children Exhibiting ADHD

School Based Group play/Activity Therapy Intervention with Learning Disabled Preadolescents

School Based Child-Centered Play Therapy with Hispanic Children

Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Therapy for Children Referred for Aggression

Effectiveness of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Person Centered Teacher Consultation on ADHD: A Single Case Study Design

Relationship Between Child Centered Play Therapy and Developmental Levels of Young Children

Children's Perceptions of Play Therapy

Research In Filial Therapy

What the Research Shows about Filial Therapy

Filial Therapy with Parents of Chronically Ill Children

Filial Therapy with Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation

Filial Therapy with Chinese Parents

Filial therapy with African American Parents

Filial therapy with Hispanic Parents

High School Students as Therapeutic Agents with Young Children

Filial Therapy with Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool Children

Child-Centered Kinder Training for Teachers of Pre-School Children Deemed At-Risk

An Early Mental health Intervention for Disadvantaged Preschool Children

Qualitative Studies of Parent Reactions to Filial Therapy in a Public School

Future Research Directions for Play Therapy

Future Directions for Play Therapy Research

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