CLINICAL EDITOR’S COMMENTS:


The authors emphasize considering therapeutic powers of play before overlaying clinical theory and play therapy approaches into treatment.


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 W


 inquiry. There are now thousands of play therapy books and articles; hundreds of trainings; numerous theories, models, and techniques; as well as a growing number of Registered Play Therapists (RPT)


and Supervisors (RPT-S). Eager practitioners currently have access to a range of educational content across various delivery formats. While this explosive growth is certainly cause for excitement and celebration, it is also cause for   “too many choices” and, perhaps more alarming, practicing in a haphazard fashion.


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