The Therapeutic Powers of Play
Comparing Theories and Practice
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The Therapeutic Powers of Play
Comparing Theories and Practice
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A Clear, Unified Guide to Integrating Play Therapy Theory and Practice
Ideal for professors, supervisors, trainers, and practicing play therapists, this book offers an accessible, up-to-date synthesis of the Therapeutic Powers of Play across seminal theoretical approaches. Each chapter-written by the co-editors and leading experts-uses the same case study to show exactly how a given theory conceptualizes the child and incorporates the therapeutic powers of play into treatment.
With its focused structure and practical comparisons, this book provides a unique, side-by-side look at how different theories understand and apply play's healing mechanisms. It delivers the essentials: clear foundations, major theoretical frameworks, and practical guidance for integrating the Therapeutic Powers of Play in real clinical work.
A timely, much-needed resource, this book deepens understanding, strengthens clinical decision-making, and brings clarity to the art and science of play therapy.
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Table of Contents
About the Editors
Dedication
In Memorium
Foreword - Judi Parson
Preface – Athena Drewes & Edward Franc Hudspeth
Part I: Understanding the Therapeutic Powers of Play
1. What Is a Therapeutic Power of Play – Athena Drewes
2. The Therapeutic Powers of Play: Overview – Julie Nash
3. Developing a Theoretical Orientation and Play Therapy Identity – Bridgette Mitchell Sanders
4. The Neuroscience of Theories, Play, and Therapeutic Powers of Play – Edward Franc Hudspeth and Karli Zaban
5. Bringing the Therapeutic Powers of Play into Focus: Using the Play Therapy Dimensions Model – Lori Yasenik and Ken Gardner
6. Cases: Conceptualization from a Theoretical and Therapeutic Powers of Play Lens – Mary Anne Peabody
7. Research and empirical support – Dennis Yung Wei Lin and Anqi Yu
8. Play Therapy Supervision in Flux: Navigating Supervisee Change and Growth through the Transtheoretical Model of Clinical Supervision – Staci Born
Part II: Comparing Theoretical Approaches through the Lens of the Therapeutic Powers of Play
1. Psychoanalytic Play Therapy: The Power of the Creative Force to Unlock the Unconscious– Dana Wyss and Athena Drewes
2. Child-Centered Play Therapy – Kristi Perryman
3. Gestalt Play Therapy: Embodied Play – Renee Turner
Attachment, Theraplay, and the Therapeutic Powers of Play – Gloria Cockerill Jungian Analytical Play Therapy– J.P. Lilly and Rachel McRoberts Using the Therapeutic Powers of Play in Adlerian Play Therapy – Terry Kottman and Sherri Cauthen Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy– Lisa Remey 8. Solution-Focused Play Therapy: Using Therapeutic Powers of Play to Help Children Succeed - Elizabeth Kjellstrand Hartwick
Part III: Integrative Approaches and Applications
1. Prescriptive Play Therapy – Athena Drewes
2. AutPlay Therapy: Play Therapy Through a Neurodiversity Affirming Lens – Robert Jason Grant and Sarah Moran
3. FirstPlay – Janet Courtney
4. TraumaPlay -Paris Goodyear- Brown
5. The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Digital Play TherapyTM – Jessica Stone6. EMDR and Play Therapy Integration – Anne Beckley-Forest and Annie Monaco
7. Attachment Centered Play Therapy – Clair Mellenthin
Part IV: Closing Thoughts: Practical Use of the Text – Edward Franc Hudspeth
Index
Product details
| Published | Nov 13 2025 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 456 |
| ISBN | 9798216277644 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 10 bw illus, 3 bw photos |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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