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9780471362562: Game Play: Therapeutic Use of Childhood Games
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ISBN 10: 0471362565 ISBN 13: 9780471362562
Editorial: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Sinopsis

The long-awaited revision of the only book on game play available for mental health professionals Not only is play a pleasurable, naturally occurring behavior found in humans, it is also a driving force in our development. As opposed to the unstructured play often utilized in psychotherapy, game playing invokes more goal-directed behavior, carries the benefits of interpersonal interaction, and can perform a significant role in the adaptation to one's environment. This landmark, updated edition of Game Play explores the advantages of using games in clinical- and school-based therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents. This unique book shows how playing games can promote socialization, encourage the development of identity and self-esteem, and help individuals master anxiety-while setting the stage for deeper therapeutic intervention in subsequent sessions. Game Play Therapeutic Use of Childhood Games Second Edition Features: New chapters on games in family therapy and games for specific disorders Techniques and strategies for using game play to enhance communication, guidance, and relationships with clients The different types of therapeutic games, elaborating on their various clinical applications

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CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. STEVEN E. REID, PhD, is in private practice in Long Island, NY, and New York City.

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The long-awaited revision of the only book on game play available for mental health professionals

Not only is play a pleasurable, naturally occurring behavior found in humans, it is also a driving force in our development. As opposed to the unstructured play often utilized in psychotherapy, game playing invokes more goal-directed behavior, carries the benefits of interpersonal interaction, and can perform a significant role in the adaptation to one?s environment.

This landmark, updated edition of Game Play explores the advantages of using games in clinical- and school-based therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents. This unique book shows how playing games can promote socialization, encourage the development of identity and self-esteem, and help individuals master anxiety?while setting the stage for deeper therapeutic intervention in subsequent sessions.

Game Play
Therapeutic Use of Childhood Games
Second Edition

Features:

  • New chapters on games in family therapy and games for specific disorders
  • Techniques and strategies for using game play to enhance communication, guidance, and relationships with clients
  • The different types of therapeutic games, elaborating on their various clinical applications

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Editorial
John Wiley & Sons
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0471362565
ISBN 13 
9780471362562
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
420
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