Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Resilience

The importance of therapeutic play in helping children recover from adversity has long been recognized. This unique volume brings together experts on resilience, trauma, and play therapy to describe effective treatment approaches in this key area. The book begins by providing guiding principles for...

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Main Authors Crenshaw, David A, Brooks, Robert, Goldstein, Sam
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Guilford Publications 2015
The Guilford Press
Edition1
SeriesCreative arts and play therapy
Subjects
Child psychology
Methodology
Play therapy
Resilience (Personality trait) in children
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Summary:The importance of therapeutic play in helping children recover from adversity has long been recognized. This unique volume brings together experts on resilience, trauma, and play therapy to describe effective treatment approaches in this key area. The book begins by providing guiding principles for intervention and describing the specific properties of play that promote resilience. Subsequent chapters delve into clinical applications, including such strategies as storytelling and metaphors, sand play, art therapy, play therapy adaptations for school settings, group interventions, and the use of therapeutic writing. Rich case studies and vignettes demonstrate creative ways to bolster at-risk children's strengths and enhance their natural capacity to thrive.
ISBN:9781462520466
1462520464