Charles E. Schaefer : The Therapeutic Use of Child's Play

This volume is the most comprehensive examination of play as a therapeutic technique ever compiled. Composed of more than fifty essays by clinicians of such stature as Erik Erikson, Virginia Axline, Haim Ginott, Melanie Klein, and Anna Freud, the book focuses on six major approaches to the therapeutic use of play: the psychoanalytic approach, release therapy, the relationship orientation of Axline, play group therapy, the limit-setting approach, and behavioral therapy. These articles provide the best introduction to the rich and growing field of play therapy.