Linnet McMahon (Retired, University of Reading, UK)

The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Offers an introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. This book provides examples of good practice in different settings and situations, including schools, hospitals, residential settings, families and foster carers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9780415439428
• ISBN-10: 0415439426
• Artikelnr.: 25333588

Autorenporträt

Linnet McMahon is a retired Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Reading, where she tutored and for some years led the MA in Therapeutic Child Care course. She has been a play therapist and supervisor, and now provides training and consultancy in therapeutic work with children.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The State of Play. The Development of Play. Approaches to
Therapeutic Play. The Process of Therapeutic Play and Play Therapy.
Therapeutic Play in the Early Years. Play in Helping Troubled Families.
Therapeutic Play for Children with Disabilities and Illness. Therapeutic
Play for Children Experiencing Separation, Loss and Bereavement in Their
Families. Therapeutic Play with Children who have Experienced Continual
Trauma and Loss. Therapeutic Play in Daily Living with Abused and
Traumatized Children. Play in Therapeutic Work with Children Moving to New
Families.