Empirically based play interventions for children (2nd ed.).

Introduction: The therapeutic powers of play.

“…Numerous research studies have begun to establish play therapy as an intervention with empirical support for a broad range of childhood disorders, including internalizing, externalizing, and developmental problems (Opiola & Bratton, 2018;Reddy et al, 2005Reddy et al, , 2016. Other studies (e.g., Shen, 2016) have investigated the ways in which culture impacts the effectiveness of play therapy and have concluded that it can be successful with children of diverse cultures.…”