The British Journal of Play Therapy is published annually by the British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT), and is available free to all BAPT Full & Student members, and is purchased by libraries, organisations and individual subscribers worldwide.
The journal encourages contributions from a variety of research traditions. The British Journal of Play Therapy is pluralist in orientation, recognising the value of qualitative, quantitative and mixed method strategies of inquiry.
Play Therapy is an activity which constitutes a specialist domain of practice, and also functions as an adjunct to other occupational roles (for example in health, social services and education). The British Journal of Play Therapy carries papers that are of interest not only to members of BAPT, but also to members of other occupational groups using therapeutic play skills. The journal seeks to be relevant both to a core disciplinary constituency and also a broader interdisciplinary readership.
Editor
LISA GORDON CLARK
University of Roehampton, London, England
Editorial Board
Dr JANET BARR
Formerly of Notre Dame Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Dr CHRIS DANIEL-McKEIGUE
Liverpool, England
Dr SUE ELMER
Leeds Trinity University, England
TRACIE FAA-THOMPSON
International Institute for Animal Assisted Play Therapy, England
Dr SUE JENNINGS
NDP, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
NORA O’LOUGHLIN
New South Wales, Australia
MAGGIE PALMER
South London & Maudsley Trust, London, England
Dr JUDI PARSON
Deakin University, Australia
Dr SUE PATTISON
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, England
MAGGIE ROBSON
University of Keele, England
DR VIRGINIA RYAN
Formerly of University of York, England
Dr KATHRYN SLEET
Play Therapy and Counselling, Wiltshire, England
Dr RISE VAN FLEET
Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Centre, PA, USA
* BAPT Members (Full, Student & Retired) receive a free copy of the British Journal of Play Therapy as part of their membership fees
BAPT Associates may purchase the British Journal of Play Therapy at the discounted price of £10 (GB) £14 (Europe) £16 (USA/Intl)
Britain (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Institutions £25 (two copies) + postage
Individual £15
Europe
Institutions £35 (two copies) + postage
Individual £19
North America and International
Institutions £50 (two copies) + postage
Individual £21
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Editorial
Robert Dighton
Papers
Storytelling and its application in non directive play therapy (D. Hutton)
Play Therapy with Looked After Children: An Attachment Perspective (K. Robson and A. Tooby)
Play Therapists and the Children’s Rights Movement (J. Carroll)
‘My new mum’. How drawing can help children rework their internal models of attachment relationships in non-directive play therapy (V. Ryan)
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? (C. Daniel-McKeigue)
Non-Directive Play Therapy: Should we and can we attempt to measure its effectiveness? (A. S. Naylor)
Editorial
Editor
Papers
Taboos in Child & Family Psychiatry. Taboos, secrets and shame. (Dr Ann Cattanach, Hitesh Raval)
The contribution made by Play Therapy to a child suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (Mary Carden)
Editorial
Anne Barnes
Papers
Psychological Treatment Within Relationship: Attachment and Intersubjectivity (Dan Hughes)
Filial Therapy, parental separation, and school refusal: a case study using an attachment perspective (Nina Rye)
Narrative Play Therapy: A Collaborative Approach (Ann Cattanach)
Attachment Theory and Play Therapy: Linking Theory with Practice (Brenda Meldrum)
Editorial
Anne Barnes
Papers
The use of sandplay with children (Diana Jansen)
Theraplay ®: An Introduction (David L Myrow)
Playing in the field of research: Creating a bespoke methodology to investigate play therapy practice (Chris Daniel-McKeigue)
Child Survivor of the tsunami : A Case Study (Leong Min See)
The ethics of researching children in non-directive play therapy (Angie Naylor)
The five story self structure: a new therapeutic method on the Communicube (John Casson)
Book Reviews
Wilson, K & Ryan, V. Play Therapy: A Non-directive Approach for Children and Adolescents (2nd ed.)
Meares, R. The Metaphor of Play: Origin and Breakdown of Personal Being
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 2 articles
Editorial
Janet Barr
Papers
Look up in the sky! Using superheroes in Play Therapy (Harry Livesay & Lawrence Rubin)
Play Therapists’ perspective of change in play therapy: Five poetic portraits (Chris Daniel-McKeigue)
The Play Therapist as a Mirror (Dianne Gammage)
Filial Therapy (Nina Rye & Jessica Jaeger)
Integrative work with children in long-term placements (Anne Barnes)
Is there a rationale, in terms of current knowledge and research, for the use of Non-Directive Play Therapy with non-verbal autistic children? (Fatima Godinho)
Book Review
Rubin, L.C., (Ed)(2007). Using Superheroes in Counselling & Play Therapy. New York: Springer
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 3 articles
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Developmental science looks at play therapy (Dr Jim Geidner)
The therapeutic needs of children with autism: A framework for partners in non-directive play (Stuart Daniel)
“I evolved too early”: Using non-directive play therapy with William – an autistic boy with attachment insecurity (Stuart Daniel)
Working wih Asian families in Theraplay: Understanding cultural differences (Athena A. Drewes)
Sibling therapeutic play: A creative approach to working with families (Della Austin)
How many triangles have you noticed in your play room? (Alison Woolf)
Book Reviews
Hawkins, P., and Shohet, R. (2006). Supervision in the helping professions. (3rd ed.), Berkshire: Open University Press.
Perry, B.D., & Szalavitz, M. (2008). The boy who was raised as a dog and other stories from a child psychiatrist’s notebook: What traumatised children can teach us about loss, love, and healing. Basic Books: New York
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 4 articles
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Providing Therapeutic Play for the Whole School: An Undertaking of EPIC Proportions (Alison Woolf)
A System to Analyse a Child’s Resilience from their Individual Play Therapy (Debra May)
Theories of Play and Autistic Spectrum Disorder: How can theories of play help our understanding of play in children with autistic spectrum disorder? (Sonia Mastrangelo)
Understanding Lisa: A Play Therapy Intervention with a child diagnosed on the autistic spectrum who presented with self-harming behaviours (Mary Carden)
Reviews
Crittenden, P.M. (2008) Raising Parents – Attachment, Parenting and Child Safety. Cullumpton: Willan Publishing
BAPT (2009) Play Therapy in Action: An Introduction to the Core Skills of a Play Therapist (DVD)
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 5 articles
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
The Case for Using Animal Assisted Play Therapy (Rise Van Fleet & Tracie Faa-Thompson)
Childcare Practitioners’ Knowledge and Perceptions of Play Therapy (Gemma Clack, Kevin Crowley, Lisa Waycott, Jane Prince and Nicola Birdsey)
Neuro-Dramatic-Play and Attachment (Sue Jennings)
Reviews
Cochran, N.H., Nordling, W.J., & Cochran, J.L. (2010). Child-Centred Play Therapy – A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children. John Wiley & Sons
Van Fleet, R., Sywulak, A.E. & Sniscak, C.C. (2010). Child-Centred Play Therapy. The Guildford Press
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 6 articles
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Children’s Participation in the Therapy Process: A Child’s Perspective (Jessica Jaeger)
Brief Play Therapy Training across Kenya for Professional Counsellors (Kathryn Hunt)
Domestic Abuse: Collateral Damage – Collateral Treatment (Linda St Louis)
The Use of Aggressive-Release Toys in Non-Directive Play Therapy: Is there any Impact on Children’s Aggressive Behaviour? (Anastasia Petrakopoulou)
Pivotal Moments of Change in Expressive Therapy with Children (Steve Harvey)
Reviews
Taylor De Faoite, A. (Ed) (2011). Narrative Play Therapy: Theory and Practice. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 7 articles
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Exploring the Art of the Relationship: An Interview with Dr Garry Landreth (Natalya Ann Lindo)
“Let’s Start at the Beginning”: In Play Therapy, how can the initial reactions of both the child and therapist in the beginning play session help us further our understanding of the child and of the responsiveness of the therapist? (Simon Kerr-Edwards)
What Use is Football inside the NDPT playroom? (Hester Smith)
Playful Practice in Qualitative Research: Finding ways to evaluate the impact of services of care leavers with mild to moderate learning disability (Sue Elmer and Nick Frost)
“I’m Not Such a Strange Creature After All” How experienced Play Therapists view their personal therapy: Part of an interpretive phenomenological study (Julie McCann)
Review
Perrow, S. (2012). Therapeutic Storytelling: 101 Healing Stories for Children. Hawthorn Press
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 8 articles BJPT 2012 abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
The Electronic Anger Meter (EAM): A Device for Gauging Child Anger (Donald C Mattson)
Evaluating the impact of Intensive Supervision on Child Centred Play Therapy Training (Kristin K. Meany-Walen, Natalya A. Lindo, Erin Turley, Chiao-Feng Chung, Sinem Akay, Yi Ju Cheng, and Szu Yu Chen)
Should a Child Be Permitted to Use the N” Word as a Slur Directed at the Therapist in Child-Centred Play Therapy? (Robert F Scuka)
Review
Guerney, L., & Ryan, V. (2013). Group Filial Therapy: The complete guide to teaching parents to play therapeutically with their children. Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 9 articles BJPT 2013 abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Child Parent Relationship Therapy: A Model for Preadolescents (Kristin K. Meany-Walen, Kara Carnes Holt, Peggy Ceballos & Emily Michero)
Filial Play with Socially Excluded Irish Families: Efficacy and Barriers to Intervention (Cóilín Ó Braonáin & Claire W. Lyons)
The Acceptability of ‘The Chronic Illness Game’ as a Therapeutic Board Game Tool for Use with Children (Marijeta Kurtin, Anna Chur-Hansen & Helen Winefield)
Reviews
Green, E.J (2014). The Handbook of Jungian Play Therapy John Hopkins University Press
Pattison, S., Robson, M., & Beynon, A. (eds) (2014). The Handbook of Counselling Children and Young People. Sage Publishing supported by BACP
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 10 articles BJPT 2014 Abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Reasons to be playful in Clinical Supervision: Re-examining the supervisory relationship in a Play therapy context (Simon Kerr-Edwards)
Short-term group Therpeutic paly for children with communiction and language difficulties (Angela Connor & Chris Daniel Mckeigue)
Enhancing Child-Staff Relationship in a Day Treatment setting: A Case study (Hanne M Duindam, Peggy L Ceballos & Adam Carter)
Brachcing Out: developing Play therapy in Outdoor spaces – A pathway into the unknown (Ali Chown)
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 11 articles BJPT-2015-Abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Is There an Association Between Adlerian Play Therapy Interventions and a Corresponding Improvement in Classroom On-task Behaviours
in Young Children? (Kristin K. Meany-Walen)
Being the Other: A Creative Exploration of the Identity of the Other (Dwight Turner, Professor Jane Callaghan, Dr Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson)
Is Child Centred Play Therapy appropriate for children with Autism? (Claire Finlay, University of Roehampton, England)
Evidence based practice in play – analysis: Interpreting and using the play of anxious children (Jason Steadman, East Tennessee State University, USA)
Reviews
David Le Vay, D., & Cuschieri, E. (Eds) (2016). Challenges in the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy
Kronengold, H. (2017). Stories from Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy: A Curious Space
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 12 articles BJPT-2016-Abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
Watching and Being Watched: The experience of using client video in a play therapy supervisory relationship (Simon Kerr-Edwards & Karen Jesnick)
Exploring the play therapy process through the lens of Erikson’s psychosocial developmental stages (Sonia Murray & Nick Banks)
Filial Therapy: Forming therapeutic partnerships with parents to achieve intra-psychic, interpersonal and neurobiological change for families (Geraldine Thomas)
Introducing Forensic Sandplay Therapy (Emma Allen)
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 13 articles BJPT-2018-Abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
The Seeds of Shame: The developmental impact of persistent mis-attunement in infancy – implications for play therapy (Maggie Fearn)
Evaluating the outcomes of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy groups for parents and caregivers of children with internalising and externalising behaviours (Rosanna W.L Lau & Gillian Catling)
Evaluating the impact of the Foundation Course in Therapeutic Play in Bangladesh – A pilot study (Mostak Ahamed Imran, Paula Reed & Lisa Gordon Clark)
Reviews
Ayling, P., Armstrong, H. & Gordon Clark, L. (2019) Becoming and Being a Play Therapist: Play Therapy in Practice. London: Routledge
Moore, J. E. (2020). Narrative and Dramatic Approaches to Children’s Life Story with Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families: Using the Theatre of Attachment Model. London: Routledge
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 14 articles BJPT 2019-20 Abstracts
Editorial
Lisa Gordon Clark
Papers
The journey from face to face non-directive play therapy to online sessions (Jeanne McLaughlin)
Examining the role of online learning in play therapy: Attitudes, knowledge, and skills (Amanda Winburn, Eric Suddeath & Jessica Russo)
Playing in the field: Scoping the therapeutic powers of play for nature play therapy (Megan Ellard & Judi A. Parson)
Child Teacher Relationship Training in residential care for children and adolescents (Emily J. Donald, Peggy Ceballos, Adam Carter, Veronica O’Brien & Krystal K. Turner)
Obituary tributes
Dr Charles Schaefer
Reviews
Schaefer, C.E. & Kaduson, H.G. (eds.) (2021) Play Therapy with Children: Modalities for Change. Washington: American Psychological Association.
Abstracts
Click here to read abstracts of Volume 15 articles BJPT 2021 Abstracts
* BAPT Members (Full, Student & Retired) receive a free copy of the British Journal of Play Therapy as part of their membership fees
BAPT Associates may purchase the British Journal of Play Therapy at the discounted price of £10
Britain (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Institutions £25 (two copies)
Individual £15
Europe
Institutions £30 (two copies)
Individual £17
North America and International
Institutions £35 (two copies)
Individual £20
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