The first book of its kind to provide exhaustive, in-depthcoverage of play therapy research
Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base forEffective Practice offers mental health professionals, schooldistrict administrators, community agency administrators, judges,lawyers, child protection caseworkers, and medical professionals acomprehensive discussion of play therapy research studies. Guidanceis provided on evidence-based methods, as well as onhow¿future play therapy research should be conducted.
Edited by renowned experts in the field of play therapy, thisrich compilation features contributions by child-centered playtherapy researchers, with relevant discussion of:
* The history of play therapy research
* A synopsis of current empirical support
* Play therapy research on chronically ill children, childwitnesses of domestic violence, and victims of natural disasters,among many other topics
With coverage of important practice guidelines,Child-Centered Play Therapy Research identifies the mostprominent and current play therapy research studies, as well asresearch directions for clinicians to design evidence-basedresearch studies of their own.
Jennifer N. Baggerly
Psychological Methods, Research & Statistics Psychologie Psychologische Methoden, Forschung u. Statistik Psychology Psychology Special Topics Psychotherapie u. Beratung Psychotherapy & Counseling Spezialthemen Psychologie