Play Therapy with Abused Children

Play Therapy with Abused Children
ISBN-10
184310587X
ISBN-13
9781843105879
Category
Medical
Pages
187
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Author
Ann Cattanach

Description

This second edition explores the use of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them heal their distress and make sense of their experiences through expanding their own creativity in play. The book provides practical ways of starting play therapy with abused children and explains how the child can use this process for healing.

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