David A. Crenshaw & Anne L. Stewart 
Play Therapy 
A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice

This authoritative work brings together leading play therapists to describe state-of-the-art clinical approaches and applications. The book explains major theoretical frameworks and summarizes the contemporary play therapy research base, including compelling findings from neuroscience. Contributors present effective strategies for treating children struggling with such problems as trauma, maltreatment, attachment difficulties, bullying, rage, grief, and autism spectrum disorder. Practice principles are brought to life in vivid case illustrations throughout the volume. Special topics include treatment of military families and play therapy interventions for adolescents and adults. This e-book edition features 11 full-color figures. (If you have a black-and-white e-reader, the illustrations will appear in black and white, as in the print book.)

Table of Content

Foreword by Stuart Brown

I.  Play Therapy Theories and Approaches            

1. Child-Centered Play Therapy, Dee C. Ray & Garry L. Landreth

2. Object Relations and Attachment-Based Play Therapy, Sarah C. Patton & Helen E. Benedict

3. Adlerian Play Therapy, Terry Kottman & Jeffrey S. Ashby

4. Jungian Analytical Play Therapy, J. P. Lilly

5. Psychodynamic Play Therapy, John B. Mordock

6. Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy, Angela M. Cavett

7. Integrative Approach to Play Therapy, Eliana Gil, Elizabeth Konrath, Jennifer Shaw, Myriam Goldin, & Heather Mc Taggart Bryan

8. Attachment Security as a Framework in Play Therapy, William Whelan & Anne L. Stewart

9. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy: A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model, Sue C. Bratton, Kristie Opiola, & Eric Dafoe

10. Theraplay: Repairing Relationships, Helping Families Heal, Phyllis B. Booth & Marlo L.-R. Winstead

11. Sandtray and Storytelling in Play Therapy, Theresa Kestly

12. Story Play: A Narrative Play Therapy Approach, Joyce C. Mills

13. Family Play Therapy: Practical Techniques, Greg Czyszczon, Scott Riviere, Dianne Lowman, & Anne L. Stewart

14. Animal-Assisted Play Therapy, Risë Van Fleet & Tracie Faa-Thompson

II. Clinical Applications of Play Therapy             

15. Play Therapy with “Children of Fury”: Treating the Myriad Forms of Betrayal, David A. Crenshaw

16. Play Therapy with the Spectrum of Bullying Behavior, Steven Baron

17. Child-Centered Play Therapy and School-Based Problems, Angela I. Sheely-Moore & Peggy L. Ceballos

18. Trauma Narratives with Children in Foster Care: Individual and Group Play Therapy, David A. Crenshaw & Kathleen S. Tillman

19. Play Therapy with Children Experiencing Homelessness, Deborah C. Sturm & Christopher Hill

20. Play Therapy with Children of Divorce: A Prescriptive Approach, Sueann Kenney-Noziska & Liana Lowenstein

21. Play Therapy for Children Experiencing Grief and Traumatic Loss: What Matters Most, William Steele

22. Jungian Analytical Play Therapy with a Sexually Abused Child, J. P. Lilly

23. Child Maltreatment: Safety-Based Clinical Strategies for Play Therapists, Janine Shelby & Lauren E. Maltby

24. Reunifying Families after Critical Separations:  An Integrated Play Therapy Approach to Building and Strengthening Family Ties, Eliana Gil

25. Play-Based Disaster and Crisis Intervention: Roles of Play Therapists in Promoting Recovery, Anne L. Stewart, Lennis G. Echterling, & Claudio Mochi

26. Play Therapy with Military-Connected Children and Families, Jessica Anne Umhoefer, Mary Anne Peabody, & Anne L. Stewart

27. Play Therapy with Children on the Autism Spectrum, Kevin B. Hull

28. Play Therapy with Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Heidi Gerard Kaduson

29. Filial Therapy for Children with Anxiety Disorders, Louise F. Guerney

30. Play Therapy with Adolescents, Brijin Johnson Gardner

31. Play Therapy Interventions for Adults, Diane Frey

III. Research and Practice Guidelines in Play Therapy

32. Research in Play Therapy: Empirical Support for Practice, Dee C. Ray

33. Reflective Practice in Play Therapy and Supervision, John W. Seymour & David A. Crenshaw

34. Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, Phyllis Post & Kathleen S. Tillman

35. Ethics in Play Therapy, Jeffrey S. Ashby & Kathleen Mc Kinney Clark

36. Exploring the Neuroscience of Healing Play at Every Age, Bonnie Badenoch & Theresa Kestly

About the author

David A. Crenshaw, Ph D, ABPP, RPT-S, is Clinical Director of the Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie, New York, and Adjunct Faculty at Marist College. He has taught graduate courses in play therapy at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University and has published widely on child and adolescent therapy, child abuse and trauma, and resilience in children. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of its Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology, Dr. Crenshaw has received lifetime achievement awards from the New York Association for Play Therapy and the Hudson Valley Psychological Association. He is a past chair of the board of directors of the Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Abuse and a member of the professional advisory board of the Courthouse Dogs Foundation and of the Dutchess County Task Force against Human Trafficking.

Anne L. Stewart, Ph D, RPT-S, is Professor of Graduate Psychology at James Madison University, where she teaches, supervises, and conducts play therapy each week. She has written and presented internationally about crisis intervention, attachment, supervision, military families, improvisation, and resilience. She is Founder and President of the Virginia Association for Play Therapy, Chair of the National Foundation for Play Therapy, and an editorial board member of the
International Journal of Play Therapy. Dr. Stewart is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Play Therapy and the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.