Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice

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The first book of its kind to provide exhaustive, in-depth coverage of play therapy researchChild-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice 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. 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: The history of play therapy research A synopsis of current empirical support Play therapy research on chronically ill children, child witnesses 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 most prominent and current play therapy research studies, as well as research directions for clinicians to design evidence-based research studies of their own.Content: Chapter 1 What the Research Shows About Play Therapy: Twenty?First Century Update (pages 1–33): Dee C. Ray and Sue C. BrattonChapter 2 Increased Self?Efficacy: One Reason for Play Therapy Success (pages 35–50): Marijane FallChapter 3 The Efficacy of Intensive Individual Child?Centered Play Therapy for Chronically Ill Children (pages 51–67): Elizabeth Murphy Jones and Kara Carnes?HoltChapter 4 Intensive Sibling Group Play Therapy with Child Witnesses of Domestic Violence (pages 69–83): Ashley Tyndall?LindChapter 5 Effects of Postearthquake Group Play Therapy with Chinese Children (pages 85–103): Yih?Jiun ShenChapter 6 Play Therapy Effect on Relationship Stress (pages 105–123): Dee C. Ray and Natalya A. EdwardsChapter 7 Impact of School?Based Child?Centered Play Therapy on Academic Achievement, Self?Concept, and Teacher?Child Relationships (pages 125–144): Pedro J. BlancoChapter 8 Play Therapy with Children Exhibiting ADHD (pages 145–162): Dee C. RayChapter 9 A School?Based Group Activity Therapy Intervention with Learning?Disabled Preadolescents Exhibiting Behavior Problems (pages 163–176): Jill Packman and Ireon LebeaufChapter 10 School?Based Child?Centered Play Therapy with Hispanic Children (pages 177–191): Yvonne GarzaChapter 11 Effectiveness of Child?Centered Play Therapy for Children Referred for Aggression (pages 193–208): Brandy SchumannChapter 12 Effectiveness of Child?Centered Play Therapy and Person?Centered Teacher Consultation on ADHD: A Single?Case Study Design (pages 209–230): April SchottelkorbChapter 13 Child?Centered Play Therapy and Child Development: A Single?Case Analysis (pages 231–248): April Garofano?BrownChapter 14 Children's Perceptions of Play Therapy (pages 249–263): Eric J. GreenChapter 15 Child Parent Relationship Therapy: A Review of Controlled?Outcome Research (pages 265–293): Sue C. Bratton, Garry L. Landreth and Yung?Wei Dennis LinChapter 16 Filial Therapy with Parents of Chronically Ill Children (pages 295–309): Kristi TewChapter 17 Filial Therapy with Native Americans on the Flathead Reservation (pages 311–321): Geri GloverChapter 18 Filial Therapy with Chinese Parents (pages 323–337): Tom YuenChapter 19 Child Parent Relationship Therapy with African American Parents (pages 339–353): Angela I. Sheely?MooreChapter 20 Child Parent Relationship Therapy with Hispanic Parents (pages 355–372): Peggy CeballosChapter 21 High School Students as Therapeutic Agents with Young Children (pages 373–387): Leslie JonesChapter 22 Filial Therapy with Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool Children (pages 389–407): D. Michael SmithChapter 23 Child?Centered Kinder Training for Teachers of Preschool Children Deemed at Risk (pages 409–426): Phyllis PostChapter 24 An Early Mental Health Intervention for Disadvantaged Preschool Children (pages 427–446): Mary O. Morrison and Wendy P. HelkerChapter 25 A Qualitative Study of Parents' Perceptions of Filial Therapy in a Public School (pages 447–464): Yuehong Chen FoleyChapter 26 Evidence?Based Standards and Tips for Play Therapy Researchers (pages 465–479): Jennifer N. Baggerly