PLAYTHERAPY VOLUME 17, ISSUE 4 • DECEMBER 2022


IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Leadership


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3 International Play Therapy Week 9 Book Review 20 Point, Counter Point, The Middle Ground 36 News 38 Member Storytelling 39 Play Therapy™ Magazine Reviewers 40 Credentials


SPECIAL SECTIONS 10 The Most Impactful Play Therapy Research of the


Past 40 Years


FEATURES 4 Infant Play Therapy: Highlighting the Importance


of Early Intervention JANET A. COURTNEY, PhD, RPT-S Infant play therapy provides both preventative and responsive care for the youngest people and their caregivers.


12 Play Therapy: Appropriate for All! CHERYL YOUNG HAMILTON, EdD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S, ADHDCCSP, IPT-CST


Play therapy holds the potential to grow with the client throughout the lifespan.


24 Playing for a Lifetime: Exploring the Use of Play


Therapy Throughout Adulthood BROOKE E. HARRIS, MA, LPC, RPT-S


 well into old age.


30 Journey Across the Lifespan Using Sandtray


Therapy CYNTHIA ANDERSON, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, CSC & PRISCILLA REYNA-VASQUEZ, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S, BC-TMH


Sandtray offers opportunities to journey with clients of all ages toward healing.


CLINICAL EDITORCLINICAL EDITOR


Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S, is an assistant professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Psychology at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. She supervises the three-tier review process observed by Play TherapyTM mistiebarnes@yahoo.com


magazine.


Mandi Meléndez,LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S co- owns Nurture Family Counseling, serving children and families with locations around Austin, Texas. She has served as President of the local chapter and the Texas state branch of APT. She continues to support the growth  supervision, writing and training. mmelendez@nrtfc.com


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18 Annual APT International Conference Photos 29 How to Classify Play Therapy Instruction 34 The Foundation for Play Therapy is a Catalyst for Ongoing Growth


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