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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969900203321

Autore

Cattanach Ann

Titolo

Narrative approaches in play with children / / Ann Cattanach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008

ISBN

9786611733841

9781281733849

1281733849

9781846427343

1846427347

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/891653

Soggetti

Narrative therapy

Child psychotherapy

Play therapy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The therapeutic relationship -- How did I begin? -- Managing past traumas in the present -- Making my world, being in a family -- School -- Monsters in my world -- Books and stories which mirror the children's life. experiences.

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