Robert Jason Grant, EdD, LPC, RPT-S, ACAS, owns and operates the AutPlay Therapy Clinic in Southwest Missouri. He is the creator of AutPlay® Therapy and a multi-published author of several articles, chapters, and books. He is an international presenter and keynote speaker and currently serves as a board member for the Association for Play Therapy. Jessica Stone, PhD, RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist working in a private practice setting in Colorado. She has been a practitioner, professor, presenter, mentor, and author for more than 25 years. She is the co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App for iPad (VSA) and the Virtual Sandtray for Virtual Reality (VSA-VR). Dr. Stone has numerous publications to date including Integrating Technology into Modern Therapies, Game Play, and Digital Play Therapy. Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S, is an international speaker, author, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. She holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. She is currently the Director of Child & Adolescents at Wasatch Family Therapy and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California MSW program.
Experienced play therapists illuminate the current practice of Play Therapy. Highly recommended! -Charles Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, co-founder, The Association for Play Therapy. Have you longed for deep conversations with expert, seasoned play therapists from a variety of approaches to the field? Have you ever had hard questions about the different ways of doing play therapy and wished you had someone to help you sort through them? I have, and this book, a book that answers the hard questions from a panorama of play therapy theoretical orientations and styles, is the answer to that longing! It's like you get to sit around in a circle with amazing play therapy thinkers and doers and learn from them. -Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHC, Creator of Adlerian Play Therapy.