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The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play
Linnet McMahon
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Description for The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MMJT; MQT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
This completely revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings and situations. Drawing on psychodynamic, systemic and attachment theory, the book provides an integrated theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children. It emphasizes non-directive approaches to therapeutic play and play therapy, based on supporting the child's developing self within the safe boundaries provided by the setting and the worker's emotional holding and containment. ... Read more
This completely revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings and situations. Drawing on psychodynamic, systemic and attachment theory, the book provides an integrated theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children. It emphasizes non-directive approaches to therapeutic play and play therapy, based on supporting the child's developing self within the safe boundaries provided by the setting and the worker's emotional holding and containment. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415439428
SKU
V9780415439428
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Linnet McMahon
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.
Reviews for The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play
This book is pervaded by a sense of hope and an overriding belief in the 'healing power of play.' I was moved by the case examples and by McMahon's sense of compassion and empathy for the children whose stories are recorded in this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone considering play therapy as a career or to those ... Read more