Play Therapy: Home
Guide to Monroe Library and outside resources on play therapy.
Related Guides
Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources
Please see our Appropriate Use of Electronic Resources (last revised Aug. 2013).
Play Therapy Center Collection
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Play Therapy Center CollectionThe Monroe Library houses the Mimi and Odom Heebe endowed Loyola University New Orleans Play Therapy Center of Education and Research Collection. Click here for a full list of books, eBooks, videos, and DVDs in the collection.
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Play Therapy VideosThe collection includes both VHS tapes and DVD. Click here for a full list of audiovisual materials in the collection. DVDs are shelved on the first floor of the Monroe Library. VHS tapes are housed behind the Learning Commons desk; ask library staff for assistance.
Finding Articles
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Counseling Research GuideSearch the databases in the Counseling Research Guide for articles about play therapy. Clicking on "Subjects" or "Thesaurus" will let you search the database by major controlled vocabulary subject headings. Academic Search Complete, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and ERIC all have subject headings for "play therapy." In Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, search the "Subjects" for "Recreational Therapy" instead.
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International Journal of Play TherapyThe Monroe Library provides access to the International Journal of Play Therapy through the PsycARTICLES database. Browse the contents by date on the right or click "search within this publication" to search across the journal's entire run since 1992.
Other Resources
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Loyola University New Orleans Play Therapy Center of Education and ResearchWebpage for the Play Therapy Center.
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Association for Play Therapy (APT)The Association for Play Therapy (APT) is a national professional society established in 1982 to foster contact among mental health professionals interested in exploring and, when developmentally appropriate, applying the therapeutic power of play to communicate with and treat clients, particularly children.
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Louisiana Association for Play Therapy (LAPT)The purpose of LAPT is to advance the Practice of Play Therapy through Education, Training, and Advocacy. LAPT believes in promoting the understanding and value of play therapy, high standards of professional and ethical practice, and advocating for our membership.
Subject Guide
Laurie Phillips
Contact:
504-864-7833
Subjects:Art and Art History, Counseling, Course Guides, Music, Music Education, Music Therapy, Theatre