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The Therapeutic Powers of Play
eBook - 20 Core Agents of Change
ISBN/EAN: 9781118416587
Umbreit-Nr.: 5692556
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 368 S., 1.83 MB
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 14.08.2013
Auflage: 2/2013
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Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p><b>A practical look at how play therapy can promote mental health wellness in children and adolescents</b></p><p>Revised and expanded,<i>The Therapeutic Powers of Play,</i> Second Edition explores the powerful effects that play therapy has on different areas within a child or adolescent's life: communication, emotion regulation, relationship enhancement, and personal strengths. Editors Charles Schaefer and Athena Drewesrenowned experts in the field of play therapydiscuss the different interventions and components of treatment that can move clients to change.</p><p>Leading play therapists contributed to this volume, supplying a wide repertoire of practical techniques and applications in each chapter for use in clinical practice, including:</p><ul><li>Direct teaching</li><li>Indirect teaching</li><li>Self-expression</li><li>Relationship enhancement</li><li>Attachment formation</li><li>Catharsis</li><li>Stress inoculation</li><li>Creative problem solving</li><li>Self-esteem</li></ul><p>Filled with clinical case vignettes from various theoretical viewpoints, the second edition is an invaluable resource for play and child therapists of all levels of experience and theoretical orientations.</p>
- Kurztext
- &quote;Focusing on the specific ingredients that activate clinical change, this book is enhanced by current research, more ample scope, and an array of contributions in contemporary and relevant topic areas. It is full of inspiration, direction, and grounding. This is a stunning contribution to the field of child therapy.&quote; Eliana Gil, PhD, Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education A practical look at how play therapy can promote mental health wellness in children and adolescents Revised and expanded, The Therapeutic Powers of Play, Second Edition explores the powerful effects that play therapy has on different areas within a child or adolescent's life: communication, emotion regulation, relationship enhancement, and personal strengths. Editors Charles Schaefer and Athena Drewes renowned experts in the field of play therapy discuss the different interventions and components of treatment that can move clients to change. Leading play therapists contributed to this volume, supplying a wide repertoire of practical techniques and applications in each chapter for use in clinical practice, including: Direct teaching Indirect teaching Self-expression Relationship enhancement Attachment formation Catharsis Stress inoculation Creative problem solving Self-esteem Filled with clinical case vignettes from various theoretical viewpoints, the second edition is an invaluable resource for play and child therapists of all levels of experience and theoretical orientations.
- Autorenportrait
- <p><b>CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, RPT-S,</b> is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Dr. Schaefer has written or edited over fifty-five professional books, many on the topic of play therapy. He cofounded the Association for Play Therapy in 1982, which currently has over 6,000 members, and now serves as Director Emeritus for the organization.</p><p><b>ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, MA, RPT-S,</b> is the Director of Clinical Training and the APA-Accredited Internship at Astor Services for Children& Families, a multiservice nonprofit agency in New York. She is past director of the Association for Play Therapy and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Play Therapy.</p>