If you turned into a monster : transformation through play : a body-centred approach to play therapy / Dennis McCarthy ; foreword by Richmond K. Greene.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Dennis, 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Play therapy.

Monsters in art.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Therapeutic use.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

I recommend this book not only to therapists who work with children but especially to parents and teachers... [T]his book pushes past the complexities of psychological theory and jargon... [I]t is rare to find a therapist who has the sensitivity and skill to create...a safe and sacred psychological space...in which children feel free to allow their monsters into the room... Dennis McCarthy clearly has this gift... - from the foreword by Richmond K. Greene, Jungian analyst and former director of the C.G. Jung Institute in New York City. With a great deal of love, compassion, and wisdom Dennis M

Contents:

FRONT COVER; Title Page; Contents; Foreword by Richmond K. Greene; A Note on the Text; Introduction; Chapter 1 "If You Turned into a Monster"; Chapter 2 Symbols and Symbolic Play; Chapter 3 From Symbol to Energy; Chapter 4 Energy; Chapter 5 The Power of No; Chapter 6 Falling and Leaping; Chapter 7 Interlude with Monsters; Chapter 8 Form and Formlessness; Chapter 9 Harnessing Chaos: Helping Children with Neurological Disorders; Chapter 10 Becoming the Storm: Using the Energy of Symptoms; Chapter 11 Finding the Treasure; Chapter 12 Closing Scenes; Chapter 13 The Dragon

Chapter 14 Mothers and FathersEpilogue: In the Footsteps of Pan; References; Recommended Reading; Index; BACK COVER;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611105563

9781281105561

1281105562

9781846426285

1846426286

9781435603004

1435603001

OCLC:

191925931