Play in Clinical Practice

1. Cognitive and Affective Processes in Play, Sandra W. Russ, Julie Fiorelli, and Sara Cain Spannagel

2. Play and Interpersonal Processes Jason F. Jent, Larissa N. Niec, and Sarah E. Baker

II. Play in Evidence-Based Assessment

3. Assessment and Pretend Play, Astrida Seja Kaugars

4. Measuring Parent-Child Interactions through Play, Elizabeth Brestan Knight and Christie A. Salamone

5. Play, Playfulness, and Creativity in Therapeutic Assessment with Children, Deborah J. Tharinger, Gina B. Christopher, and May Matson

III. Play in Evidence-Based Intervention

6. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: The Role of Play in the Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Conduct Problems, Larissa N. Niec, Cheryl Gering, and Emily Abbenante

7. The Use of Play in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Kristin M. Briggs, Melissa K. Runyon, and Esther Deblinger

8. Play Interventions for Children with Autism, Connie Kasari, Linh Huynh, and Amanda C. Gulrud

9. Integrating Play into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Child Anxiety Disorders, Donna B. Pincus, Rhea M. Chase, Candice Chow, Courtney L. Weiner, and Jessica Pian

10. Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy, Sue M. Knell and Meena Dasari

11. The Importance of Play in Both the Assessment and Treatment of Young Children, Elizabeth J. Short, Maia Noeder, Suzanne Gorovoy, Michael J. Manos, and Barbara Lewis

IV. Play in Evidence-Based Prevention Programs in School Settings

12. Play and Head Start, Sandra J. Bishop-Josef and Edward F. Zigler

13. Play Intervention and Prevention Programs in School Settings, Sandra W. Russ and Beth L. Pearson

14. Conclusions and Implications for the Use of Play in Intervention and Prevention Programs, Sandra W. Russ and Larissa N. Niec