Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to the field of play therapy / John W. Seymour -- The history of play therapy / Jane L. Johnson -- The therapeutic powers of play / Athena A. Drewes and Charles E. Schaefer -- Psychoanalytic and Jungian play therapy / Audrey F. Punnett -- Child-centered play therapy / Geri glover and Garry L. Landreth -- Cognitive-behavioral play therapy / Susan M. Knell -- Filial therapy / Ris©± VanFleet and Glade L. Topham -- Theraplay℗ʼ : creating secure and joyful attachment relationships / Phyllis B. Booth and Marlo L.R. Winstead -- Ecosystemic play therapy / Kevin J. O'Connor -- Prescriptive play therapy / Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes -- Sandtray/sandplay therapy / Linda E. Homeyer -- Metaphors and stories in play therapy / Pat Pernicano -- Expressive arts in play therapy / Julia Gentleman Byers -- Using drama in play therapy / Steve Harvey -- Board games in play therapy / Jessica Stone -- Play therapy across the life span : infants, children, adolescents, and adults / Heidi Gerard Kaduson -- Parent-child interaction therapy with children with disruptive behavior disorders / Lauren Borduin Quetsch, Nancy Wallace, Meredith Norman, Ria Travers, and Cheryl McNeil -- DIR℗ʼ/FloortimeTM : a developmental/relational play therapy approach toward the treatment of children with developmental delays, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and sensory processing challenges / Esther B. Hess -- Play therapy with children with attachment problems / Sarah C. Patton and Helen E. Benedict -- Play therapy with children with disabilities / Karla D. Carmichael -- Play therapy with survivors of interpersonal trauma : overcoming abuse and crime / Charles Edwin Myers -- Play therapy with children experiencing medical illness and trauma / Laura Nabors and Jessica Kichler -- Play therapy and crisis intervention with children experiencing disasters / Jennifer N. Baggerly -- Play therapy in medical settings / Kristin S. Bemis -- Play therapy in schools / Kristi L. Perryman -- Play therapy and the legal system / Daniel S. Sweeney -- Ethics in play therapy / Cynthia A. Reynolds -- Limit-setting in play therapy / Allan M. Gonsher -- Play therapy supervision / Jodi Ann Mullen -- Play therapy research : issues for 21st century progress / Janine Shelby, Ruth Ellingsen, and Charles E. Schaefer -- Neuroscience and play therapy : the neurobiologically-informed play therapist / Edward F. Hudspeth and Kimberly Matthews -- Issues of culture and diversity in play therapy / Eliana Gil and Lexie Pfeifer -- Technology in the playroom / Kevin B. Hull -- Methodologies suited to the study of play therapy / Dee C. Ray and Hayley L. Stulmaker -- The empirical support for play therapy : strengths and limitations / Sue C. Bratton.