Ken Gardner M.Sc., R.Psych (CPT-S) is a Clinical Psychologist and certified play therapy supervisor with over 30 years of counselling experience. Through the Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute, Ken has presented nationally and internationally on a wide range of topics related to play therapy and supervision. Ken has served as an executive board member on the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy. Ken is the co-author of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Model for Integrative Play Therapists (2012) as well as book chapters on play therapy supervision and play therapy techniques. Lorri Yasenik Ph.D., RPT-S, CPT-S is the Director of the Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute (RMPTI) in Calgary, Alberta Canada and the Co-director of the International Centre for Children and Family Law (ICCFL) in Australia/Canada. Lorri is a Registered and Certified Supervisor of Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy and delivers approved training programs nationally and internationally in the areas of child and play therapy, play therapy supervision and child inclusive practice in the family law sectors. Lorri is the co-author of the books Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists and Turning Points in Play Therapy and the Emergence of Self: Applications of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model.
What a delight to see an updated edition of this comprehensive and useful book! Lorri and Ken continue to share their experience and the development of their model. The PTDM provides us with a thoughtful, structured method to understand the intricacies and depth of the play therapy process. Perhaps as important, it allows us to look to understand ourselves as play therapists and the way we interact and engage with our clients. This is an excellent book to assist play therapists of all levels of experience to continue our own development! * Linda E. Homeyer, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S Distinguished Professor Emerita, Texas State University *