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Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children
. Ed(S): Reddy, Linda A.; Files-Hall, Tara M.; Schaefer, Charles E.
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Description for Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children
Hardback. This updated edition presents new research that establishes the effectiveness of play therapy in promoting healthy development in children with emotional or behavioral difficulties. Innovative interventions are presented in detail with vivid case examples to illustrate their implementation in clinical practice. Editor(s): Reddy, Linda A.; Files-Hall, Tara M.; Schaefer, Charles E. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JMC; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Play is a universal form of communication for children that promotes healthy cognitive, language, physical, and social development. Incorporating play into child therapy can therefore help children who are having difficulties in one or more of these developmental areas. For over 70 years, play therapy has been recognized as an effective method for targeting specific behaviors and competencies to help children communicate their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to refine their current skills and learn new ones.
This book is a comprehensive reference for clinicians and researchers that provides well-established, theoretically based, and flexible interventions—both directive and nondirective—to meet ... Read more
Play is a universal form of communication for children that promotes healthy cognitive, language, physical, and social development. Incorporating play into child therapy can therefore help children who are having difficulties in one or more of these developmental areas. For over 70 years, play therapy has been recognized as an effective method for targeting specific behaviors and competencies to help children communicate their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to refine their current skills and learn new ones.
This book is a comprehensive reference for clinicians and researchers that provides well-established, theoretically based, and flexible interventions—both directive and nondirective—to meet ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781433820397
SKU
V9781433820397
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About . Ed(S): Reddy, Linda A.; Files-Hall, Tara M.; Schaefer, Charles E.
Linda A. Reddy, PhD, is a professor of school psychology at Rutgers University. She received her doctorate in school psychology from University of Arizona. Dr. Reddy has published more than 70 manuscripts or book chapterson attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), group play interventions, school interventions, and testing. She is a fellow of APA and 2014 president of APA Division 16 (School ... Read more
Reviews for Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children
“I recommend this must-read book for any child therapist regardless of theoretical orientation. It is filled with advice and direction, integrated thinking, and an orientation that embraces the common ground among seemingly disparate disciplines.” —New England Psychologist