The handbook of play therapy and therapeutic play /

McMahon, Linnet.

The handbook of play therapy and therapeutic play / Linnet McMahon. - Hove, East Sussex : Routledge, 2009 - xii, 282 p. : ill. 23 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Handbook of play therapy / Linnet McMahon. 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

A revised and updated edition that provides a comprehensive introduction to "using play" as a way 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, including schools, hospitals, residential settings and families and foster carers. It also includes a consideration of the support needs of workers and carers.

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Child.
Infant.
Play therapy
Play Therapy

RJ 505.P6 / .M227 2009