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Record Nr.

UNINA9910806837603321

Autore

Cattanach Ann

Titolo

Narrative Approaches in Play with Children

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd., 2007

ISBN

1-281-73384-9

9786611733841

1-84642-734-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

618.92891653

Soggetti

Narrative therapy

Medicine

Child psychotherapy

Play therapy

Play Therapy

Child

Sensory Art Therapies

Psychotherapy

Age Groups

Persons

Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Complementary Therapies

Therapeutics

Pediatrics

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

front cover; Narrative Approaches in Play with Children; Contents; Introduction: What is Narrative Play?; Chapter 1 The Therapeutic Relationship: Thinking about Children; Chapter 2 How Did I Begin?; Chapter 3 Managing Past Traumas in the Present; Chapter 4 Making My World: Being in a Family; Chapter 5 School; Chapter 6 Monsters in My World: Coping with the Adult world; Chapter 7 Books and Stories that



Mirror the Child's Life Experiences; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX; back cover;

Sommario/riassunto

Narrative play is a way of communicating with children using imaginative stories and narratives to share and make sense of life events. This book describes using narrative play therapeutically with children who have lived in multiple families, children who have problems with social understanding and children who have learning difficulties. Ann Cattanach explains how children's stories and narratives, whether they are about real or imagined events, can be interpreted as indicators of their experiences, their ideas, and a dimension of who they are. She demonstrates this with examples of children