Play Therapy, Second Edition: Theory, Research, and Practice

About

David A. Crenshaw PhD ABPP RPT-S is Chief of Clinical Services (Emeritus) at the Childrens Home of Poughkeepsie in Poughkeepsie New York. Dr. Crenshaw is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) the APA Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology and the American Academy of Clinical Psychology. He has taught play therapy at Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University is a past president of the New York Association for Play Therapy and supervised over 100 doctoral- and masters-level interns over a 55-year career. Dr. Crenshaw is author or editor of 21 professional books three books of poetry and more than 100 articles and chapters on child and adolescent therapy child trauma and abuse resilience play therapy and family therapy. He has received lifetime achievement awards from the Hudson Valley Psychological Association the New York Association for Play Therapy and the United States Association for Play Therapy. Anne L. Stewart PhD RPT-S a playful practitioner of play therapy is Professor of Clinical Psychology at James Madison University where she teaches supervises and conducts play and family therapy each week. Dr. Stewart has written and presented worldwide on attachment crisis intervention supervision nature and play therapy military families and resilience and has partnered with colleagues in government organizations universities and nongovernmental organizations on countless teaching research and service projects. She is founder of the Virginia Association for Play Therapy and served as board chair of the Association for Play Therapy and the Foundation for Play Therapy. Dr. Stewart is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Play Therapy and the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. Dee C. Ray PhD LPC-S NCC RPT-S is Regents Professor and Elaine Millikan Mathes Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Counseling Program and Co-Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. Dr. Ray has published over 150 articles chapters and books in the field of play therapy specializing in the process and effects of child-centered play therapy. She is a founding board member and past president of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling as well as past board chair of the Association for Play Therapy (APT). Dr. Ray is a Fellow of the American Counseling Association and a two-time recipient of the Outstanding Research Award from the APT among other honors. She operates the counseling practice EmpathyWell in Highland Village Texas where she facilitates play therapy training and supervision.