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Research Spotlight with Dr. Brittany Wilson
Wilson, B. J., & Ray, D. (2018). Child‐centered play therapy: Aggression, empathy, and self‐regulation. Journal of Counseling & Development, 96(4), 399–409. doi: 10.1002/jcad.12222
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Hannah Robinson
Robinson, H., Ray, D. C., & Lemberger-Truelove, M. E. (2024). Impact of child-centered play therapy on the mindful expressions and social-emotional competencies of Head Start preschoolers. International Journal of Play Therapy, 33(2).
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Kim Walker
Walker, K. L. A. & Ray, D. C. (2024). Outdoor child-centered play therapy: A pilot study. International Journal of Play Therapy, 33(1), 52-63. doi: 10.1037/pla0000213
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Dalena Dillman Taylor and Kaleb Thompson
Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K., Frawley, C., Mendoza, S., & Blount, A. (2023). Understanding the effect of COVID-19 on two children with autism and their caregivers: A case study research design. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. doi: 10.1080/20473869.2023.2231219
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Maggie Parker
Parker, M. M., Glickman, C. P., Smelser, Q., & DeRaedy, M. (2021). Therapeutic or traumatic: An exploratory study of play therapists' perceptions of toys guns and aggressive toys in the playroom. International Journal of Play Therapy, 30(1), 61-71. doi: 10.1037/pla0000141
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Sarah M. Agarwal
Agarwal, S.M., Ceballos, P., Cartwright, A., Quinn, C., & Walker, M. (2022). Parents of preadolescents’ experiences of child–parent relationship therapy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 8(2),85-100. doi: 10.1080/23727810.2022
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Terri Gonzales-Ball
Gonzales-Ball, T. L., & Bratton, S. C. (2019). Child–teacher relationship training as a Head Start early mental health intervention for children exhibiting disruptive behavior. International Journal of Play Therapy, 28(1), 44–56. doi: 10.1037/pla0000081
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Caitlin Frawley
Frawley, C. (2023). An investigation of change mechanisms using psychophysiological data: Child-centered play therapy with children exposed to adverse childhood experiences. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida). STARS Electronic Theses and Dissertations.
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Carol Quinn
Quinn, C. (2023). Children's experiences in child-centered play therapy: An artwork-based phenomenological investigation. (Submission No. 3553) [Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas]. University of North Texas Libraries.
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Research Spotlight with Drs. Ryan Holliman and Ryan D. Foster
Holliman, R., & Foster, R.D. (2023). The way we play in the sand: A meta-analytic investigation of sand therapy, its formats, and presenting problems, Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 205-221. doi: 10.1080/23727810.2023.2232142
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Kasie R. Lee
Lee, K. R., & Ray, D. C. (2020). Child-centered play therapy parent services: A Q-methodological investigation. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29(3), 131–143. doi: 10.1037/pla0000120
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Regine K. Chung
Chung, R.K. (2023). Child-Centered Play Therapy and Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children on the Autism Spectrum [Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas). University of North Texas Libraries.
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Ahou Vaziri Line
Line, A. V. (2023) The role of play therapists' characteristics and self-efficacy in predicting barriers to engaging parents [Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas). University of North Texas Libraries.
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Maggie M. Parker
Parker, M. M., Hunnicutt Hollenbaugh, K. M., & Kelly, C. T. (2021). Exploring the impact of child-centered play therapy for children exhibiting behavioral problems: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Play Therapy, 30(4), 259–271. doi: 10.1037/pla0000128
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Research Spotlight with Drs. Eric S. Davis, Korinne H. Babel, & Amy P. Davis
Davis, E. S., Babel, K. H., Davis, A. P., O'Bryan, T., & Ritz, J. (2022). The use of aggressive toys in schools: Insights and experiences of school-based play therapists. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(3), 184–195. doi: 10.1037/pla0000174
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Margaret Hindman
Hindman, M. L., Perryman, K. L., & Robinson, S. E. (2022). The adult public’s perception of the utility of play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(1), 34–45. doi: 10.1037/pla0000164
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Ryan Holliman & Pedro J. Blanco
Holliman, R., Blanco, P., & Kowalis, C. (2022). Play therapy and academic achievement: A secondary analysis. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(2), 82–96. doi: 10.1037/pla0000160
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Pedro J. Blanco and Dr. Ryan P. Holliman
Blanco, P.J., Holliman, R. P. & Carroll, N.C. (2019) The effect of child-centered play therapy on intrinsic motivation and academic achievement of at-risk elementary school students, Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling,5(3), 205-220, doi: 10.1080/23727810.2019.1671758
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Research Spotlight with Regine K. Chung, Krystal K. Turner, & Elizabeth V. Aguilar
Ray, D.C., Chung, R. K., Turner, K.K., & Aguilar, E.V. (2022) The multicultural playroom. In D. C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, & Y. Cheng (Eds.), Multicultural play therapy: Making the most of cultural opportunities with children (pp. 29‐43). Routledge.
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Elizabeth Burgin
Burgin, E., & Ray, D. (2022). Child-centered play therapy and childhood depression: An effectiveness study in schools. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31, 293-307. doi: 10.1007/s10826-021-02198-6
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Kristi Perryman
Perryman, K. L., Robinson, S., Bowers, L., & Massengale, B. (2020). Child-centered play therapy and academic achievement: A prevention-based model. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29(2), 104–117. doi: 10.1037/pla0000117
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Dalena Dillman Taylor
Dillman Taylor, D., Thompson, K. A., & Kottman, T. (2022). Strengthening the efficacy of Adlerian Play Therapy through the measurement model. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(3), 165–173. doi: 10.1037/pla0000176
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Research Spotlight: Child-Centered Play Therapy and Adverse Childhood Experiences
Ray, D. C., Burgin, E., Gutierrez, D., Ceballos, P., & Lindo, N. (2021). Child-centered play therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Counseling & Development, 1–12. doi: 10.1002/jcad.12412
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Research Spotlight with Dr. Alyssa Swan
Swan, A. M., Bratton, S. C., Hughes, L., Walker, K., & Frawley, C. (2022). What experiences prompted adoptive parents of preadolescents to self-refer for child–parent relationship therapy? International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(2), 119–130. doi: 10.1037/pla0000167
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Research Spotlight with Dr. LaKaavia Taylor
Taylor, L., & Ray, D. C. (2021). Child-centered play therapy and social–emotional competencies of African American children: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Play Therapy, 30(2), 74–85. doi: 10.1037/pla0000152
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