The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children

The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children
ISBN-10
1462505589
ISBN-13
9781462505586
Category
Psychology
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2012-04-10
Publisher
Guilford Press
Author
Eliana Gil

Description

This book describes how therapists can both facilitate constructive play therapy and intervene in posttraumatic play to help children who have been traumatized by abuse or neglect achieve a positive resolution. Traditional techniques of play therapy are reviewed for their application to this population. Throughout, numerous therapeutic aids are described to enhance the child's capacity to communicate verbally or symbolically. To help clinicians translate theory into daily practice, the book presents six detailed clinical vignettes that offer step-by-step guidelines for assessment and intervention in different situations of abuse or neglect.

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