Game Play: Therapeutic Uses of Childhood Games

Game Play: Therapeutic Uses of Childhood Games
ISBN-10
0471819727
ISBN-13
9780471819721
Category
Psychology / General
Pages
349
Language
English
Published
1986-04-08
Publisher
Wiley
Authors
Charles E. Schaefer, Steven E. Reid

Description

Presents a new approach to child therapy that focuses on the considerable psychological significance of games and their use as a unique and largely untapped resource in diagnosis and therapy with children. Shows how to use specific types of games such as communication games, problem-solving games, ego-enhancing games, and socialization games in particular therapeutic situations. Author and subject indexes.

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