A complete, comprehensive play therapy resource for mental health professionals Handbook of Play Therapy is the one-stop resource for play therapists with coverage of all major aspects written by experts in the field. A complete, comprehensive play therapy resource for mental health professionals Handbook of Play Therapy is the one-stop resource for play therapists with coverage of all major aspects written by experts in the field. Preface xi About the Editors xiii Contributors xv Part 1: Introduction 1 An Introduction to the Field of Play Therapy 3John W. Seymour 2 The History of Play Therapy 17Jane L. Johnson 3 The Therapeutic Powers of Play 35Athena A. Drewes and Charles E. Schaefer Part 2: Core Theories 4 Psychoanalytic and Jungian Play Therapy 63Audrey F. Punnett 5 Child-Centered Play Therapy 93Geri Glover and Garry L. Landreth 6 Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy 119Susan M. Knell 7 Filial Therapy 135Risë VanFleet and Glade L. Topham 8 Theraplay®: Creating Secure and Joyful Attachment Relationships 165Phyllis B. Booth and Marlo L.-R. Winstead 9 Ecosystemic Play Therapy 195Kevin J. O Connor 10 Prescriptive Play Therapy 227Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes Part 3: Core Techniques 11 Sandtray/Sandplay Therapy 243Linda E. Homeyer 12 Metaphors and Stories in Play Therapy 259Pat Pernicano 13 Expressive Arts in Play Therapy 277Julia Gentleman Byers 14 Using Drama in Play Therapy 289Steve Harvey 15 Board Games in Play Therapy 309Jessica Stone Part 4: Applications for Special Populations 16 Play Therapy Across the Life Span: Infants, Children, Adolescents, and Adults 327Heidi Gerard Kaduson 17 Parent Child Interaction Therapy With Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders 343Lauren Borduin Quetsch, Nancy Wallace, Meredith Norman, Ria Travers, and Cheryl McNeil 18 DIR®/Floortime : A Developmental/Relational Play Therapy Approach Toward the Treatment of Children With Developmental Delays, Including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Sensory Processing Challenges 357Esther B. Hess 19 Play Therapy With Children With Attachment Problems 381Sarah C. Patton and Helen E. Benedict 20 Play Therapy With Children With Disabilities 397Karla D. Carmichael 21 Play Therapy With Survivors of Interpersonal Trauma: Overcoming Abuse and Crime 417Charles Edwin Myers 22 Play Therapy With Children Experiencing Medical Illness and Trauma 437Laura Nabors and Jessica Kichler 23 Play Therapy and Crisis InterventionWith Children Experiencing Disasters 455Jennifer N. Baggerly Part 5: Play Therapy in Nontraditional Settings24 Play Therapy in Medical Settings 473Kristin S. Bemis 25 Play Therapy in Schools 485Kristi L. Perryman 26 Play Therapy and the Legal System 505Daniel S. Sweeney Part 6: Professional Issues 27 Ethics in Play Therapy 523Cynthia A. Reynolds 28 Limit-Setting in Play Therapy 539Allan M. Gonsher 29 Play Therapy Supervision 549Jodi Ann Mullen Part 7: Contemporary Issues 30 Play Therapy Research: Issues for 21st Century Progress 563Janine Shelby, Ruth Ellingsen, and Charles E. Schaefer 31 Neuroscience and Play Therapy: The Neurobiologically-Informed Play Therapist 583Edward F. Hudspeth and Kimberly Matthews 32 Issues of Culture and Diversity in Play Therapy 599Eliana Gil and Lexie Pfeifer 33 Technology in the Playroom 613Kevin B. Hull Part 8: Research 34 Methodologies Suited to the Study of Play Therapy 631Dee C. Ray and Hayley L. Stulmaker 35 The Empirical Support for Play Therapy: Strengths and Limitations 651Sue C. Bratton Author Index 669 Subject Index 681