Play Therapy Products

Edited by Wendy Russell, Emily Ryall, Malcolm MacLean

It is now widely acknowledged that play is central to our lives. As a phenomenon, play poses important questions of reality, subjectivity, competition, inclusion and exclusion. This international collection is the third in a series of books (including The Philosophy of Play and Philosophical…

Paperback – 2019-03-25 
Routledge

Edited by Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Lawrence C. Rubin

Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders explores the most recognized, researched, and practical methods for using play therapy with the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and shows clincians how to integrate…

Paperback – 2017-05-24
Routledge

Edited by Malcolm MacLean, Wendy Russell, Emily Ryall

Philosophical Perspectives on Play builds on the disciplinary and paradigmatic bridges constructed between the study of philosophy and play in The Philosophy of Play (Routledge, 2013) to develop a richer understanding of the concept and nature of play and its relation to human life and value. Made…

Paperback – 2017-02-27
Routledge

By Sandra Walker Russ

Much work has been done on cognitive processes and creativity, but there is another half to the picture of creativity -- the affect half. This book addresses that other half by synthesizing the information that exists about affect and creativity and presenting a new model of the role of affect in…

Paperback – 2016-02-29
Routledge
Personality Assessment Series

By Garry L. Landreth, Sue C. Bratton

This book offers a survey of the historical and theoretical development of the filial therapy approach and presents an overview of filial therapy training and then filial therapy processes. The book also includes a transcript of an actual session, answers to common questions raised by parents,…

Paperback – 2015-11-24
Routledge

Edited by Karen E. Baker, Jerrold R. Brandell

Since Freud’s publication of 'Little Hans', advances in psychoanalytic technique and theory have transformed our clinical work with children. Individuals including Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott have influenced psychoanalytic play therapy and broadened the scope of practice with…

Paperback – 2015-07-23
Routledge

Edited by Catherine Ford Sori

A common question at the initial meeting of a family therapist and a new client(s) is often whether or not to include a child or children in the counseling sessions. The inclusion of a child in the family therapy process often changes the dynamic between client and therapist -- and between the…

Paperback – 2015-04-23
Routledge

By Sandra Walker Russ

Child psychotherapy is in a state of transition. On the one hand, pretend play is a major tool of therapists who work with children. On the other, a mounting chorus of critics claims that play therapy lacks demonstrated treatment efficacy. These complaints are not invalid. Clinical research has…

Paperback – 2014-06-09
Routledge