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.
Hume, K. (1966). A counseling service project for grades one through four (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Kuroiwa, N. (2004). Play therapy behaviors of physically abused children: Development of a measure (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Gravley, M. A. (1998). An exploration of attributions of blame and psychological resiliency in victims of incest perpetrated by alcoholic fathers (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Lovatt, D. L. (1998). Ecosystemic play therapy with maltreated children (Master's thesis). Retrieved from Masters Abstracts International. |
Mills, B. (1996). Play therapy: The patterns and processes of change in maltreated children (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Powell-Williams, F. R. (2003). Parental influences upon separation anxiety in children (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Nelson, S. M. (). An experimental study: Play therapy and school performance (Unpublished master's thesis). |
Huntley, A. J. (). A study of the principles, techniques and materials of play therapy and their application to clinical speech correction (Unpublished master's thesis). |
Rasmussen, K. (2006). Sexually abusive children: Treatment recommendations from the literature and therapists (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Smith, L. T. (1988). The relative effectiveness of two group play therapy approaches in modifying the social adjustment of primary grade children (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Conley-Castle, D. E. (). Communication skills enhancement through the use of play therapy and parenting techniques: A handbook to strengthen parent-child relationships (Unpublished master's thesis). |
Utay, J. (1992). Effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral group play therapy intervention on selected aspects of social skills of third through sixth grade students with learning disabilities (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Taheri, K. S. (2016). How play therapists integrate knowledge of attachment theory into clinical practice: A grounded theory (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Soria, S. P. (2004). Security of attachment and symbolic play: A correlational analysis of 3- to 5-year old children (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Mahan, M. G. (2001). Theraplay as an intervention with previously institutionalized twins having attachment difficulties (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Nearing, G. B. (1999). Prevention of violent behaviors through attachment via a play therapy and Montessori program (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Mahon, J. (1994). A comparison of parent-child attachment to a play therapy program (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Cotton-Cornelius, D. (2004). Change processes and the behavior of foster children as a function of an increased number of counseling sessions and the therapeutic alliance: A 12--18 month longitudinal analysis (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Khan, L. (1994). Sand play: Meaning, method, and metaphor (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from Dissertation Abstracts International. |
Hong, G. H. L. (). Sandplay therapy process and outcome with children at high risk (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). |