The Magic Rainbow Hug: A Fun Interactive Storyteller - Child Activity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780615737041)

Janet A. Courtney, PhD., LCSW is Founder of FirstPlay(TM) Therapy and is a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor with the Association for Play Therapy. She is Director of Developmental Play & Attachment Therapies in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida specializing in expressive therapies with children and families. The Magic Rainbow Hug was inspired by her years of clinical experience and research into early parent-child attachment and bonding. Her TEDx Talk, The Curative Touch of a Magic Rainbow Hug, elaborates about her unique interactive and multi-sensory approach of Kinesthetic Storytelling(R). She is the author of, Touching Autism through Developmental Play Therapy in the book, "Play-based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders," and her research is published in the American Journal of Art Therapy and the International Journal of Play Therapy. Dr. Courtney believes that children's lives are profoundly enriched through contact with nature; respectful and caring touch; and the power of story. Dr. Courtney is an internationally recognized workshop trainer and has presented in the Cayman Islands, England, Ireland, Morocco, Russia and the Ukraine.