ThiseditedvolumeseekstohighlightthedevelopmentofplaytherapyinvariouscountriesandcitiesinAsia.TheeditorsdiscusshowmostlyWesternplaytherapyapproachesareadaptedforuseinAsiancountries.HavingexistedforyearsintheWest,playtherapyisstillinitsearlystageofdevelopmentinmostAsiancountriesincludingMainlandChina,Japan,SouthKorea,Malaysia,Singapore,andIndonesia.ThisisthefirstplaytherapybookwrittenbyexpertsfromspecificAsianculturesforpractitionersandstudentswhoareworkinginthementalhealthfieldforAsiangroups.Eachchapterfirstdescribesplaytherapydevelopmentinthatparticularcultureandthenusesacasestudytoillustratehowplaytherapycanbeadaptedtosuitspecificculturalbeliefsandenvironmentsinordertoconnectparentswiththeirchildrenortoaddressclients’needs.Thistextwillbewelcomedbyprofessors,clinicians,andparentsofallculturesEastandWest.
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