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Play as therapy : assessment and therapeutic interventions / edited by Karen Stagnitti and Rodney Cooper ; forewords by Steve Harvey and Gail Whiteford.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Play therapy.
- Child psychotherapy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Play as Therapy provides background theory and practical applications of original research on play assessment and interventions used in therapy. The book offers a solid foundation for identifying and assessing play dysfunction, understanding play in different cultural contexts and considerations when intervening with play.
- Contents:
- FRONT COVER; Play as Therapy: Assessment and TherapeuticInterventions; Contents; Foreword by Professor GailWhiteford; Foreword by Steve Harvey PhD; Preface; SECTION ONE: THEORETICALUNDERSTANDINGS OF PLAY; Chapter 1 Play as Child-Chosen Activity; Chapter 2 Play as Transaction: The Impact of Child Maltreatment; Chapter 3 Children and Playfulness; Chapter 4 Children and Pretend Play; SECTION TWO: PLAY ASSESSMENT; Chapter 5 Play Assessment: A Psychometric Overview; Chapter 6 Pretend Play Assessment; Chapter 7 Play Skill Assessment for Middle Childhood; Chapter 8 Assessing Play in a Social Setting
- SECTION THREE: PLAY CONTEXTSChapter 9 Play in the Hospital Environment; Chapter 10 Parent-Child Play Interactions; Chapter 11 Cultural Considerations; SECTION FOUR: PLAY BASED THERAPIES; Chapter 12 Play Intervention - The Learn to Play Program; Chapter 13 Playing for Healing and Growth: Exploring Theory andPractice in Non-Directive/Child-Centred Play Therapy; Chapter 14 Challenging Bodies: Enabling PhysicallyDisabled Children to Participate in Play; Chapter 15 Play Focused Therapy: Different Settings,Different Approaches; Contributing Authors; SubjectIndex; AuthorIndex
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612297595
- 9781282297593
- 1282297597
- 9781846429286
- 1846429285
- OCLC:
- 455851151
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