The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play

by Linnet McMahon

Book Overview

This completely revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings and situations.

Drawing on psychodynamic, systemic and attachment theory, the book provides an integrated theory base for using play in therapeutic work with children. It emphasizes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415439418
• ISBN13: 9780415439411
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"