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Play for sick children : play specialists in hospitals and beyond / Catherine Hubbuck.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hubbuck, Catherine.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Play therapy.
- Sick children.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Play for Sick Children offers a unique insight into the crucial work of the play specialist. It examines the repercussions of being ill and receiving treatment experienced by children and their families, and highlights the importance of receiving quality play opportunities to counter these negative effects.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Play for Sick Children:Play Specialists in Hospitals and Beyond; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 Socio-Historical Perspectives on Children and theExperience of Being in Hospital; 2 What Play Specialists Do - and What They Don't; 3 The Effects of Being in Hospital on Children and YoungPeople; 4 More than Just Playing: The Importance ofNormalizing Play; 5 Emotional Support and the 'Art' of Distraction; 6 Imparting Information; 7 InConclusion; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-29760-0
- 9786612297601
- 1-84642-963-3
- OCLC:
- 460638893
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