The Playing Cure: Individualized Play Therapy for Specific Childhood Problems

The Playing Cure focuses on the curative powers of play and the application of play therapy to a wide variety of psychological problems. The authors present a prescriptive approach built on years of research. With clear examples, they demonstrate how play therapy can be adapted to the treatment of many distinct clinical populations including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, and adjustment reactions. This innovative approach challenges clinicians to implement a broad range of interventions that can be fine-tuned to the needs of each child.

Heidi Gerard Kaduson, Ph.D., specializes in evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. Dr. Kaduson is President of the Association for Play Therapy as well as Co-Director of the Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc. She is co-editor of The Quotable Play Therapist and has lectured internationally on play therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and learning disabilities.

Donna Cangelosi, Psy.D., is a staff member of the Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, New Jersey, and teaches child and adolescent psychotherapy at the New Jersey Institute for Psychoanalysis in Teaneck, New Jersey. She is a member of the Association for Play Therapy and the American Psychological Association. Dr. Cangelosi is co-editor of the book Play Therapy Techniques and the author of several chapters on psychodynamic play therapy. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice with children, adolescents, and adults in Teaneck, New Jersey.