Child-Centered Play Therapy Research

<b>The first book of its kind to provide exhaustive, in-depth coverage of play therapy research</b> <p><i>Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice</i> offers mental health professionals, school district administrators, community agency administrators, judges, lawyers, child protection caseworkers, and medical professionals a comprehensive discussion of play therapy research studies. Guidance is provided on evidence-based methods, as well as on how¿future play therapy research should be conducted.</p> <p>Edited by renowned experts in the field of play therapy, this rich compilation features contributions by child-centered play therapy researchers, with relevant discussion of:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The history of play therapy research</p> </li> <li> <p>A synopsis of current empirical support</p> </li> <li> <p>Play therapy research on chronically ill children, child witnesses of domestic violence, and victims of natural disasters, among many other topics</p> </li> </ul> <p>With coverage of important practice guidelines, <i>Child-Centered Play Therapy Research</i> identifies the most prominent and current play therapy research studies, as well as research directions for clinicians to design evidence-based research studies of their own.</p>