Profiles of play : assessing and observing structure and process in play therapy / Saralea E. Chazan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chazan, Saralea E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child development--Testing.

Child development.

Play assessment (Child psychology).

Play therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by a leading child psychologist, this clearly written and practical book provides a template for interpreting change and meaning in children's lives through play activity. It shows how each child's pattern of play has a distinct profile of measurable features. These can be identified - and can be used to assess the child's development.

Contents:

Profiles of Play: Assessing and Observing Structure and Process in Play Therapy; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction Observing Play Activity; Principles of Play; Play Activity and the Representational World of the Child; The Role of Play Activity in Child Psychotherapy; Identifying Play Activity: Segmentation; Descriptive Analysis of Play Activity; Revisiting Johnny, Jane, and Tom: Descriptive Analysis; Chapter 1 Structural Analysis of Play Activity; Ben's Therapy Session; Affective Components; Cognitive Components; Narrative Components; Developmental Components

Chapter 2 The Adaptive PlayerAdaptive Strategies Used By the Child at Play; Clinical Case: Carla and the "Evoked Companion"; Clinical Case: Kate and the "Land of the Unwanted"; Chapter 3 The Conflicted Player; Conflicted Strategies Used By the Child at Play; Clinical Case: George, the Mad Scientist, and the Camera; Clinical Case: George, the Mad Scientist, and the Camera; Chapter 4 The Rigid/Polarized Player; Rigid/Polarized Defensive Strategies Used by the Child at Play; Clinical Case: Rebecca "The Perfect One" and the "Witch"; Clinical Case: Anna and Her Therapeutic Baby

Chapter 5 The Extremely Anxious/ Isolated PlayerDefensive-Coping Strategies Used By the Extremely Anxious/Isolated Child; Clinical Case: A Child Called Sammy; Chapter 6 Play Activity, The Player, and Development of the Self; The Function of Play and Playfulness; Distinguishing Reality From Fantasy; Coping/Defensive Strategies and the Child's Emerging Sense of Self; Coping/Defensive Play Strategies and the Emergence of Psychic Reality; References; Name index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283903790

1283903792

9781417505128

1417505125

9781846423161

1846423163

OCLC:

567903621