Play in Child Development and Psychotherapy: Toward Empirically Supported Practice

ISBN-13: 9781138003149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 200 str.

Sandra Walker Russ;?Abar;?Abar

Opis

An effort to place play therapy on a firmer empirical foundation, this book applies a contemporary understanding of the role of play in child development to the work of mental health professionals trying to design intervention and prevention programmes that can be empirically evaluated.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Fundamental Play Processes. The Role of Play in the Development of Adaptive Abilities. The Role of Play in Therapy: The Theories. The Role of Play in Therapy: The Research. The Affect in Play Scale. Current Trends in the Therapeutic Uses of Play. Teaching Children to Play. Future Directions in Research and Practice. Appendix: Affect in Play Scale.

O autorze

Sandra Walker Russ (Author)