Play therapy : a psychodynamic primer for the treatment of young children /

Meersand, Pamela, 1956-

Play therapy : a psychodynamic primer for the treatment of young children / Pamela Meersand, Karen J. Gilmore. - Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Why play therapy? Introduction to the psychodynamic treatment of young children -- Play, playfulness, and the sequence of play forms in development -- Pretend play -- Play in the digital age -- Basic psychodynamic concepts and their use in play therapy -- Therapeutic action and the multiple functions of play therapy -- Play and developmental psychopathology, deprivation, or disability -- The logistics -- Getting started, creating an alliance and facilitating play -- Working with parents over the course of treatment -- Deepening play therapy via verbalizing inner states, expanding narratives and working -- With transference and defense -- Ending play therapy and the process of termination -- Play therapy, variations in development and serious psychopathology.



9781615370436

2017029477


Play therapy.
Child psychotherapy.
Children.
Child development.


Electronic Books.

RJ505 / .P539 2018