PLAYTHERAPY VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2 • JUNE 2022


IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Leadership


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


SPECIAL SECTIONS 3 2022 Director Candidate Information


10 Celebrating and Cultivating Diversity in Play Therapy: A 40-year Review


19 2022 Award Recipients 29 2021 Scholarship Recipients


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FEATURES 4 Back to the Future: The Intersection Between


Play Therapy and Science RICHARD GASKILL, EDD, LCPC, RPT-S, JEANNE M. BROWN, MA, LCP, RPT-S  validate play therapy across theories.


14 The Science of Play Therapy PERIDOT GILBERT-REED, LPC-S, RPT


Understanding of the brain strengthens the play therapist’s 


24 Creative Activities in Teleplay Therapy with the Teen


Brain in Mind CYNTHIA ANDERSON, PHD, LPC-S, RPT, CSC & PRISCILLA REYNA-VASQUEZ, PHD, NCC, LPC-S, RPT-S, BC-TMH


Teleplay therapy can meet the needs of teenagers with an understanding of the interrelatedness of social and emotional needs and brain development.


32 Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) in the Playroom KARLI COVERDALE, LMHC/LPC, RPT, IMH-E (II)®, BCBA


Play therapy changes the child, parent, and therapist as the impact of interpersonal neurobiology extends well beyond the playroom.


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


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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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