Book review: Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play, and Play Therapy

Abstract

This paper reviews the title: Jennings, S., & Holmwood, C. (Eds). Routledge International Handbook of Play, Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy. Taylor & Francis. https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781000228656. This International Handbook is a new, unique, timely examination of play, therapeutic play, play in therapy, and play therapy with chapters from 16 countries. The contributors to the 35 chapters are drawn from therapists, counsellors, and play specialists with vastly different ideas, backgrounds, and beliefs that share a common valuing of play in its different forms.