PlayLit

PlayLit Online Bibliography of Play Therapy Literature

Did you know that CPT houses the world’s largest play therapy library? We have collected thousands of books, articles, dissertations, and more on play therapy and child development. This library is available to anyone on the University of North Texas campus, but our goal is to make it available to anyone in the world through our new online database, PlayLit. PlayLit is a searchable, user friendly database that you can use to find anything you need to know about play therapy. Right now, you can access the APA references for every entry in our library. To find the full length articles, you can copy and paste the reference or the DOI into your web browser or your university’s online library search bar (some entries will be open access and can viewed by all users, while other entries may require payment or special access through memberships). PlayLit is the best place to start your research into play therapy and child development.

How to Use PlayLit

This database includes over 5,000 entries regarding many different aspects of play therapy. In order to help you sort through these entries to find the items you need, we have included a filter function along with a general search bar. The search bar can be useful, but may yield a plethora of results. If you are looking to condense your search results, click on the "add filter" button below. You can add as many filters as you want to narrow your results. For example, if you are interested in finding what has been written about child-centered play therapy for children diagnosed with ASD, you can click on "Add Filter" then "Theory/Treatment Model" then "Child-Centered Play Therapy." Then add a second filter by clicking on "Add Filter" then "Disorders/Presenting Concerns" then "Autism Spectrum Disorder." Click apply and all journal articles, magazine articles, book chapters, books, etc. concerning both child-centered play therapy and ASD will populate on the page for you. You will find many references for research articles on play therapy in this database, but if you are interested specifically in outcome research related to play therapy, we advise that you use our Evidence-Based Research Databaseto get specific information and summaries related to more stringent play therapy research.

 

Panksepp, J. (2007). Can play diminish ADHD and facilitate the construction of the social brain?. Journal of the Canandian Academy Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 16, 57-66.

Pellegrini, A. (1982). Interpreting children's play. Journal of Children in Contemporary Society, 14, 47-58.

Jobling, A. (1988). The ''play'' focus in early intervention: Children with intellectual disabilities. Exceptional Child, 35, 119-124.

Drewes, A. A. (1999). Developmental considerations in play and play therapy with traumatized children. The Journal for the Professional Counselor, 14, 37-54.

Hong, R., & Mason, C. M. (2016). Becoming a neurobiologically informed play therapist. International Journal of Play Therapy, 25, 35-44.

Pronchenko-Jain, Y., & Fernando, D. M. (2013). Helping families with Russian adoptees: Undesrtanding unique needs and challenges. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 21, 402-407.

Robson, K., & Tooby, A. (2004). Play therapy with looked after children: An attachment perspective. British Journal of Play Therapy, 1, 16-25.

Traill, P. (1945). An account of Lowenfeld technique in a child guidance clinic, with a survey of therapeutic play technique in Great Britain & USA. Journal of Mental Science, 91, 43-78.

Iitaka, K., Miyashita, K., & Kakuyama, T. (1987). Language intervention to a retarded child through cognitive training and pretend play. RIEEC Report, 36, 99-109.

Crenshaw, D. (2007). Symbolic play: The language of preverbal trauma. Play Therapy, 3, 6-9.

Crenshaw, A.D., & Kenny-Noziska, S. (2008). The poetry of play. Play Therapy, 3, 22-24.

Alexander, F. (1953). A panel discussion on diagnosis and therapy through play. Transactions of the New York Academy of Science, 15, 99-101.

Sperling, E. (1997). The role of play in child psychotherapy. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 6, 69-79.

Roberts, M. (1984). It's more than child's play. Nursing Times, 80, 48-50.

Hodapp, R., & Goldfield, E. (1983). The use of mother-infant games as therapy with delayed children. Early Child Development and Care, 13, 17-32.

Kaduson, H., & Finnerty, K. (1995). Self-control game interventions for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. International Journal of Play Therapy, 4, 15-29.

Purswell, K. E. (2015). Expressive arts in supervision: Choosing developmentally appropriate interventions. International Journal of Play Therapy, 24, 103-114.

Stanojevic, N., & Radulovic, K. (1981, January). Play therapy and drawing. Psihijatrija Danas, 1, 39-45.

Webb, N. B. (1991). Afterword: The crisis of war. In N. B. Webb (Ed.) (Eds.), Play therapy with children in crisis: A casebook for practitioners (pp. 437-442). New York: Guilford Press.

D'Heurle, A. (1979). Play and the development of the person. Elementary School Journal, 79, 224-234.

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