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.
Daniel-McKeigue, C. (2004). Transforming therapy into research. Is it possible to conduct research that investigates the process of play therapy without affecting the delicate balance of the relationship between the child and therapist, which is central to the therapy?. British Journal of Play Therapy, 1, 47-55. |
Matson, J. (1984). Psychotherapy with persons who are mentally retarded. Mental Retardation, 22, 170-175. |
Bixler, R. (1945). Treatment of a reading problem through nondirective play therapy. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 9, 105-118. |
Cohen, J. A., & Mannarino, A. (1996). A treatment outcome study for sexually abused preschool children: Initial findings. Journal of American Academy for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 35, 42-50. |
Boulanger, M. D., & Langevin, C. (1992). Direct observation of play-group therapy for social skills deficits. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 2, 227-236. |
Branbury, N. (2016). Case study: Play therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing for pediatric single incident posttraumatic stress disorder and developmental regression. International Journal of Play Therapy , 25, 166-174. |
Rasmussen, L. A., & Cunningham, C. (1995). Focused play therapy and non-directive play therapy: Can they be integrated?. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 4, 1-20. |
Lennon, J. H., & Barbato, P. F. (2001). The emotions: A vocabulary before language. The Journal of Imagination in Language Learning, 6, 81-89. |
Bokus, B. (1979). Nondirective play therapy: Axline's theory. Psychologia Wychowawcza, 22, 673-688. |
Miles, M. (1981). Play therapy: A review of theories and comparison of some techniques. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 3, 63-75. |
Cockle, S., & Allan, J. (1996). Nigredo and albedo: From darkness to light in the play therapy of a sexually abused girl. International Journal of Play Therapy, 5, 31-44. |
Ornstein, A. (1984-85). The function of play in the process of child psychotherapy: A contemporary perspective. Framingham Mental Health Association youth guidance center panel: Play therapy. Annual of Psychoanalysis, 12-13, 349- 366. |
Woltmann, A. (1956). Play therapy and related techniques. Progress in Clinical Psychology, 30, 180-196. |
Telford, R., & Ainscough, K. (1995). Non-directive play therapy and psychodynamic theory: Never the Twain shall meet?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58, 201-203. |
Woltmann, A. (1954). Therapeutic play techniques. American Journal of Play Therapy Techniques, 25, 771-783. |
Kronengold, H. (2012). The adventure of captain pineapple. International Journal of Play Therapy, 21, 167-185. |
Feuser, G. (1976). Teaching children with autistic-syndrome in a special school for trainable mentally retarded children. Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie, 25, 57-67. |
Lebo, D. (1955). The development of play as a form of therapy: From Rousseau to Rogers. American Journal of Psychiatry, 112, 418-422. |
McCalla, C. L. (1994). A comparison of three play therapy theories: Psychoanalytical, Jungian, and Client-centered. International Journal of Play Therapy, 3, 1-10. |
Menassa, B. M. (2009). Theoretical orientation and play therapy: Examining therapist role, session structure, and therapeutic objectives. Journal of Professional Counseling, Practice, Theory, and Research, 37, 13-26. |