Play therapy a psychodynamic primer for the treatment of young children / Pamela Meersand, Ph.D., Karen J. Gilmore, M.D.

Author/creator Meersand, Pamela, 1956-
Other author Gilmore, Karen J., 1948-
Other author American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoArlington, VA : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2018]
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Meersand, Pamela, 1956- author. Play therapy Arlington, Virginia : American Psychiatric Association Publishing, [2018] 9781615370436
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017029477
ISBN9781615371440 (epub)
ISBN(paperback : alk. paper)

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