The Role of Play in Child Assessment and Intervention

• Main Author: Silvia Salcuni (auth)
• Other Authors: Claudia Capella (auth), Claudia Mazzeschi (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Psychology; play; assessment; mother-child interaction; cognition; attachment; affect; disability; intervention; tool-validation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Play is a ubiquitous and universal aspect of early childhood. Although it may take different forms throughout development and across cultures, decades of research have found play to be related to important, positive outcomes. Play provides children with valuable cognitive, emotional, and interperson...