Infant Play Therapy

<p><em>Infant Play Therapy</em> is a groundbreaking resource for practitioners interested in the varied play therapy theories models and programs available for the unique developmental needs of infants and children under the age of three. </p><p>The impressive list of expert contributors in the fields of play therapy and infant mental health cover a wide range of early intervention play-based models and topics. Chapters explore areas including: neurobiology developmental trauma parent-infant attachment relationships neurosensory play affective touch grief and loss perinatal depression adoption autism domestic violence sociocultural factors and more. Chapter case studies highlight leading approaches and offer techniques to provide a comprehensive understanding of both play therapy and the ways we understand and recognize the therapeutic role of play with infants. </p><p>In these pages professionals and students alike will find valuable clinical resources to bring healing to family systems with young children. </p>