A manual of dynamic play therapy
Subtitle: helping things fall apart, the paradox of play
By: Dennis McCarthy ; foreword by David Crenshaw
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849058797
Subjects: Child development; Play therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Invoking the spirit of play; title: Paradox, the essence of play therapy; title: The roles of the therapist -; title: Witnessing, containing, provoking, envisioning; title: Synchrony and mirroring; title: Imaginative play; title: The meaning and necessity of symbol; title: Symbols as vehicles of emotion; title: Sand as vehicle for symbols; title: Aggressive play; title: The function and necessity of aggression; title: Aggression and connection to selfonsters; title: Aggression and connection to others; title: Play materials that facilitate healthy aggression; title: Helping things fall apart; title: The mythological perspective; title: The natural world as evidence.