Sandtray Therapy is an essential book for professionals and students interested in
incorporating this unique modality into work with clients of all ages. The fourth edition …

Play therapy continues to be a growing field (Association for Play Therapy, 2013a),
suggesting that there will be an ongoing and increasing need for professional supervision …

This article discusses a study investigating the impact of two school counseling
interventions, child-centered play therapy (CCPT) and teacher consultation, on teacher-child …

Approximately 21% of music therapists report working in the mental health field, more so
than another other specific client population category (AMTA, 2005). The purpose of this …

Through a joint research committee sponsored by the Association for Play Therapy (APT)
and the American Counseling Association (ACA), The National Play Therapy in Counseling …

Research supports that child parent relationship therapy (CPRT), a filial therapy approach,
has strong effects on participating parents and children. Some speculate that filial therapy …

The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument designed to detect differences in the
play therapy behaviors of children with a history of trauma versus children with no known …

In this pilot study, concept mapping, a methodological approach combining qualitative and
quantitative analytic strategies, was used to identify the therapist qualities, competencies …

Using a mixed methodological approach, we examined the impact of child-centered play
therapy (CCPT) training on graduate counseling students' play therapy attitudes, knowledge …

The current study utilized a single-group pretest-posttest design to evaluate students' self-
perceived competence and comfort of using a variety of play therapy techniques and …