Volume 11, Issue 3 • September 2016


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FEATURES 6 Play Therapist Stress Reduction through


Meditation BY RYAN LIBERATI, PH.D., PSC, LPC, ACS Offers sage advice on stress reduction.


10 Don’t Leave the Play Behind: The Importance


of Play in the Life of Play Therapists BY LARRY RUBIN, PH.D., ABPP, LMHC, RPT-S Reminds us of the essential nature of play.


16 A Strength-Based Approach to Play Therapy BY STEVEN BARON, PSY.D. Exalts the benefits of strength-based play therapy.


20 Supervision for Play Therapy: A Theraplay®


Model LINDA S. KLEIN, LPC, RPT-S, JANE L. JOHNSON, LCSW, RPT-S, & WANETTA HUGHES-BISE, LPC, RPT Presents a theory-based supervision model for play therapy.


IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Leadership


14 Member Spotlight 26 News 30 Credentials


SPECIAL SECTION 5 Research Update


25 Leadership Academy CLINICAL EDITOR


Charles Myers, Ph.D., LCPC, NCC, NCSC, ACS, RPT-S, is an assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at Eastern Illinois University in Richmond. He supervises the three-tier review process observed by Play Therapy magazine. cemyers@niu.edu


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