Play Therapy

Second Edition
Theory, Research, and Practice

Edited by David A. Crenshaw, Anne L. Stewart, and Dee C. Ray
Foreword by Stuart Brown

HardcoverPaperbacke-bookprint + e-book
Hardcover
December 30, 2024
ISBN 9781462556083
Price: $98.00
587 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
pre-order
Paperback
December 30, 2024
ISBN 9781462556076
Price: $65.00
587 Pages
Size: 7" x 10"
pre-order
e-book
December 30, 2024
PDF and Accessible ePub ?
Price: $65.00
587 Pages
pre-order
print + e-book
Paperback + e-Book (PDF and Accessible ePub) ?
Price: $130.00 $78.00
587 Pages
pre-order
professor copy A digital professor copy will be available on VitalSource when published ?

The new edition will be published December 30, 2024. If you need this title before then, please see the previous edition.
Sign up for emails on upcoming titles on Trauma & PTSD (with special discounts)!
Now in a significantly revised second edition featuring 85% new material, this authoritative play therapy reference and text comprehensively reviews the current state of the field. Expert contributors describe theoretical foundations, showcase widely used clinical approaches, and explore challenging and timely professional issues. The book presents vivid case illustrations and synthesizes the play therapy research base. Chapters on specific populations (such as neurodivergent children, culturally diverse children, adolescents) and clinical problems (such as trauma, disrupted attachment, anxiety) provide the knowledge therapists need to tailor interventions effectively.

New to This Edition
  • Chapters on Gestalt play therapy, prescriptive play therapy, group play therapy, and nature-based play therapy.
  • Chapters on racial trauma, chronic illness, depression and suicidality, and attachment trauma.
  • Chapters on working with infants and parents, immigrant children and families, and LGBTQIA+ youth.
  • Chapters on telemental health, resilience, parent consultation, and working within child protection and legal systems.
  • Enhanced focus on research, with new coeditor Dee C. Ray bringing particular expertise.