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

Jennifer N. Baggerly (Editor), Dee C. Ray (Editor), Sue C. Bratton (Editor)
ISBN: 978-0-470-42201-4
Hardcover
528 pages
May 2010
List Price: US $78.00
Government Price: US $53.72
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The first book of its kind to provide exhaustive, in-depth coverage of play therapy research

Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice offers mental health professionals, school district administrators, community agency administrators, judges, lawyers, child protection caseworkers, and medical professionals a comprehensive discussion of play therapy research studies. Guidance is provided on evidence-based methods, as well as on how¿future play therapy research should be conducted.

Edited by renowned experts in the field of play therapy, this rich compilation features contributions by child-centered play therapy researchers, with relevant discussion of:

  • The history of play therapy research

  • A synopsis of current empirical support

  • Play therapy research on chronically ill children, child witnesses of domestic violence, and victims of natural disasters, among many other topics

With coverage of important practice guidelines, Child-Centered Play Therapy Research identifies the most prominent and current play therapy research studies, as well as research directions for clinicians to design evidence-based research studies of their own.

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