The Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life brings together the voices and clinical experiences of dedicated clinical practitioners in the fields of play therapy and child life. This volume offers fresh insights and up to date research in the use of play with children, adolescents, and families in medical and healthcare settings. Chapters take a strength-based approach to clinical interventions across a wide range of health-related issues, including autism, trauma, routine medical care, pending surgeries both large and small, injury, immune deficiency, and more. Through its focus on the resiliency of the child, the power of play, and creative approaches to healing, this handbook makes visible the growing overlap and collaboration between the disciplines of play therapy and child life.
Author: Lawrence C. Rubin
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2017-12-14
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1138690015
ISBN 13: 9781138690011
Dimension: Length: 7 inches, Width: 0.99 inches, Height: 10 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.88715696272 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436
The Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life brings together the voices and clinical experiences of dedicated clinical practitioners in the fields of play therapy and child life. This volume offers fresh insights and up to date research in the use of play with children, adolescents, and families in medical and healthcare settings. Chapters take a strength-based approach to clinical interventions across a wide range of health-related issues, including autism, trauma, routine medical care, pending surgeries both large and small, injury, immune deficiency, and more. Through its focus on the resiliency of the child, the power of play, and creative approaches to healing, this handbook makes visible the growing overlap and collaboration between the disciplines of play therapy and child life.
Author: Lawrence C. Rubin
Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 2017-12-14
Edition: 1
ISBN: 1138690015
ISBN 13: 9781138690011
Dimension: Length: 7 inches, Width: 0.99 inches, Height: 10 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.88715696272 pounds
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 436