Play Therapy: The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children

Play Therapy: The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children

by Virginia M. Axline
Play Therapy: The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children

Play Therapy: The Groundbreaking Book That Has Become a Vital Tool in the Growth and Development of Children

by Virginia M. Axline

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Overview

"The most brilliant and intuitive, as well as the clearest written, work in this field. It is unpretentious yet clearly the most authoritative work that has been published."
NORMAN CAMERON, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Here is an intensely practical book that gives specific illustrations of how therapy can be implemented in play contacts, and tells how the toys of the playroom can be vivid performers and aids in growth. As she did with DIBS IN SEARCH OF SELF, Dr. Axline has taken true case histories from the rich mine of verbatim case material of children referred for play therapy, choosing children ranging in age, problem, and personality. It's all here in an important and rewarding book for parents, teachers, and anyone who comes in contact with children.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780345303356
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/12/1981
Edition description: Revised Edition
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 6.86(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.93(d)

About the Author

Virginia Axline (1911-1988) was a pioneer of play therapy for children.

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Table of Contents

PART ONE: Introduction. Some Children Are Like This. Play Therapy. PART TWO: The Non-Directive Play Therapy Situation and Participants. The Playroom and Suggested Materials. The Child. The Therapist. An Indirect Participant. The Parent or Parent-Substitute. PART THREE: The Principlesof Non-Directive Play Therapy. The Eight Basic Principles. Establishing Rapport. Accepting the Child Completely. Establishing a Feeling of Permissiveness

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