PLAY THERAPY: CHILD-CENTRED SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, & BEHAVIOURAL SUPPORT SERVICE.
Research Articles
Research Informing Practice
- Axline, V. M. (1969). Play therapy. Ballantine Books.
- Bratton, S. C., & Lin, Y. (2015). A meta-analytic review of child-centered play therapy approaches. Journal of Counseling & Development, 93, 45–58.
- Bratton, S. C., Ray, D., Rhine, T., & Jones, L. (2005). The efficacy of play therapy with children: A meta-analytic review of treatment outcomes. Professional Psychology, Research And Practice, 4, 376.
- Ray, D. C. (2011). Advanced play therapy: Essential conditions, knowledge, and skills for child practice. New York, NY, US: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
- Schaefer, C.E., & Drewes, A. A. (2013). The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Change (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc: Hoboken.
- STEWART, FIELD, AND ECHTERLING (2016), Neuroscience and the Magic of Play Therapy, International Journal of Play Therapy, Vol. 25, No. 1, 4–13.
Professional Associations
Great Reads for Parents
- Blackard, S. R. (2012). Say what you see : for parents and teachers : more hugs, more respect, elegantly simple (Fourth revised edition.). Language of Listening.
- Language of Listening® Parent Coaching | More hugs. More respect. More connection. Website https://www.languageoflistening.com/
- Siegel, D. J., & Bryson, T. P. (2011). The whole-brain child : 12 revolutionary strategies to nurture your child’s developing mind. Delacorte Press.