Play Therapy in Middle Childhood (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781433820830)

Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, is director of clinical training and of the APA-accredited predoctoral internship program at Astor Services for Children & Families, where she also serves as a clinician specializing in complex trauma with foster care children. Dr. Drewes is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, and registered play therapist supervisor. She is past director of the Association for Play Therapy, founder and past president of the New York branch of the Association for Play Therapy, and renowned national and international speaker and presenter. She is author, editor, and coeditor of 10 play therapy books, as well as numerous journal and magazine articles and presentations. She is currently adjunct professor, Western Connecticut State University, Danbury.

Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, is professor emeritus of psychology, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Hackensack, NJ. He is cofounder and director emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Schaefer is a renowned author and editor of more than 60 books and 100 research articles. Among his recent play therapy books are The Therapeutic Powers of Play (2nd ed.), Foundations of Play Therapy (2nd ed.), Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children (2nd ed.), and Play Therapy for Preschool Children. Dr. Schaefer is founder of the International Play Therapy Study Group, which meets regularly in Wroxton, England. He maintains a private practice for children at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, New Jersey.