Case Studies in Non-Directive Play Therapy Contributor(s): Ryan, Virginia (Author), Wilson, Kate (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853029122 ISBN-13: 9781853029127 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Ltd OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Developmental - Child - Medical | Psychiatry - General - Medical | Pediatrics |
Dewey: 618.928 |
LCCN: 00030579 |
Series: Arts Therapies |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.08" W x 9.02" (0.84 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Colleagues interested in the process of play therapy...will find much to enjoy and stimulate their thinking in this book. It is easy to read without being simplistic, and offers a comprehensive analysis of the challenges and delights of working with troubled children.' - Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry The seven case studies in this book provide a detailed and absorbing account of play therapy undertaken with children and an adolescent, all of whom experienced emotional problems and/or varying forms of abuse. Through the narrative form of the individual case studies, details of the children's therapeutic progress are given, which are then used to inform discussion of wider practical and theoretical issues. These issues include communicating with young children, working with silent children, restoring a child's normal developmental trajectory within play therapy, and the roles of race, gender and power in play therapy. Balancing practice and theory, Case Studies in Non-directive Play Therapy will be of interest to experienced practitioners and students alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Kate: - Kate Wilson is Professor of Social Work at the Centre for Social Work, University of Nottingham. She has researched and published widely in the fields of therapeutic work and child welfare, including books on social work with couples, social work in a legal context, non-directive play therapy, and adoption and fostering. |