Play Therapy: A Non-Directive Approach for Children and Adolescents
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This highly readable book provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical guide to non-directive play therapy, which is an effective and ethically sound method of helping troubled children and adolescents with their emotional difficulties. It draws extensively on case material to guide practitioners through the intricacies of establishing and practising this therapeutic approach.Principles and background to the development of non-directive play therapy as a therapeutic methodAn updated theoretical framework for this approach, including symbolic play and its role in therapyEssential assessment, planning and practice issues and skillsWorking with children and their families systematicallyPlay therapy in statutory settingsPresenting therapeutic material in court proceedingsThis second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to incorporate recent theory, research and practice developments. New issues addressed include: additional considerations when working with children in statutory settings, the integration of attachment theory within the book's Piagetian framework, using drawing, structured exercises and role play within a non-directive approach, and working with a wide variety of children's and adolescents' concerns.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0702027715
ISBN13:9780702027710
Release Date:January 2006
Publisher:Bailliere Tindall
Length:289 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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