Play is one of the most creative opportunities open to a child, and is of growing interest to therapists and others in the caring professions. This book examines how children develop skills in play... (more)
This study explores the potential of using stories to communicate with children in therapy. The author seeks to show how - through encouraging the stories and participating in them - we can nurture... (more)
The multiplicity of levels at which art therapy operates is the theme of this work. It examines: what happens during a therapy session; the client's response; what is experienced through the medium... (more)
Dramatherapy is a mode of clinical treatment informed by several different theories and practices. This book provides detailed examples of the major contrasting approaches. 232 pages. (more)
A variety of models of working with play are explored, and an evaluation of the meaning of childhood is discussed in clear language, illustrated with clinical examples. This book will help adults who... (more)
Narrative play is a way of communicating with children using imaginative stories and narratives to share and make sense of life events. This book describes using narrative play therapeutically with... (more)
This second edition of Ann Cattanach's highly commended book explores the uses of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them to heal their distress and make sense of their experiences... (more)
This book demonstrates how play therapy can be very appropriate way of facilitating this kind of expression. The work of nine play therapists is detailed, supported by the narratives of children... (more)