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Play therapy research has come a long way in supporting the value of play therapy for children and their families. A large and continually growing body of evidence shows that play therapy practice really works to help children overcome many challenges, and in diverse contexts. Research also holds the potential to further develop our understanding of why play therapy works, by studying its psychological, neurobiological and interpersonal processes. Advances in digital technology continue to offer new possibilities for play therapy intervention, and what they might bring.
Hong Kong Shue Yan University will hold a conference entitled ‘Advances in Play Therapy Research: an Intercultural Dialogue’ over the period of 26-27th July 2024 (with pre- and post-conference workshops to be held on 25th and 28th July). The aim of this conference is to connect both international and local practitioners and researchers of play therapy, and to share the fruits of their work with one another, and an interested audience of students, professionals and members of the public. It is hoped that the activities may create facilitate future collaboration between practitioners and researchers to continue to develop the field. Hopefully the conference provides an opportunity to find ways in which play therapy can be most relevant and effective in helping children and their families meet the challenges of contemporary society in Hong Kong, China and other places in the world. It is hoped that by creating dialogue between local and international experts around the challenges of culture in play therapy practice, this aim can be realized.
This event has been made possible by a grant from the Research Grants Committee in Hong Kong, under the Inter-Institutional Development Scheme.