FEATURES 4 The Therapeutic Powers of Play: The Heart and Soul of
Play Therapy MARY ANNE PEABODY, EDD, LCSW, RPT-S & CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PHD, RPT-S,
APT CO-FOUNDER
The authors emphasize considering therapeutic powers of play before overlaying clinical theory and play therapy approaches into treatment.
8 Neuroscience Helps Play Therapists Go Low So
Children Can Aim High RICK GASKILL, EDD, LCPC, RPT-S The author explains how play therapy facilitates positive neurodevelopment experiences.
20 Filial Therapy ROBERT F. SCUKA, PHD, MSW, LCSW-C, AND LOUISE GUERNEY, PHD, RPT-S
  therapy. Derived from child-centered play therapy, it was intentionally placed after CCPT in this issue.
50 A Senior Therapist’s Observations and Concerns ELIANA GIL, PHD, LMFT, RPT-S
The author urges play therapists to (re-)consider their motivations for practice.
PLAY THERAPY THEORIES
12 Adlerian Play Therapy TERRY KOTTMAN, PHD, LPC-S, RPT-S & JEFF ASHBY, PHD, ABPP, RPT-S
14 Attachment Theory and Theraplay® PHYLLIS BOOTH, LMFT, LCPC, RPT-S & SANDRA LINDAMAN, MA, MSW, LCSW,
LISW
18 Child-Centered Play Therapy DEE C. RAY, PHD, LPC-S, RPT-S & GARRY L. LANDRETH, EDD, LPC, RPT-S
24 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy ATHENA DREWES, PSYD, RPT-S & ANGELA CAVETT, PHD, RPT-S
32 Ecosystemic Play Therapy KEVIN O’CONNOR, PHD, ABPP, RPT-S AND CLAUDIA VEGA, PHD
36 Gestalt Play Therapy FELICIA CARROLL, LMFT, RPT-S & VALENTE OROZCO, LCSW, PPS, RPT-S
40 Jungian Analytical Play Therapy JOHN PAUL, “J.P.” LILLY, MS, LCSW, RPT-S & ROSALIND HEIKO, PHD, RPT-S, ISST,
NCSP
46 Psychoanalytic Play Therapy AUDREY PUNNETT, PHD, RPT-S, CST-T/ISST & ERIC J. GREEN, PHD, LPC-S, RPT-S, SP
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.
Sarah D. Stauffer, PhD, LP (Switzerland), LPC, NCC, NCSC, RPT-S, is a play therapist with children and families facing sexual maltreatment at the   Lausanne’s Child Maltreatment Observatory. She is a Leadership Academy Graduate and member of the International Journal of Play Therapy Editorial Board and Research Committee. 
sarah.stauffer@
me.com
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IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Leadership
11 Member Storytelling 28 Point, Counter Point, The Middle Ground 35 Book Review 43 News 44 Credentials 52 Play Therapy™ Magazine Reviewers
SPECIAL SECTIONS 3 The Meta Effect in Play Therapy Research
49 The Importance of Clinical Theory
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