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The Healing Power of Play

Working with Abused Children

Eliana Gil

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March 15, 1991
ISBN 9780898625608
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210 Pages
Size: 6" x 9"
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March 16, 1991
ISBN 9780898624670
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210 Pages
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This book describes how therapists can both facilitate constructive play therapy and intervene in posttraumatic play to help children who have been traumatized by abuse or neglect achieve a positive resolution. Traditional techniques of play therapy are reviewed for their application to this population. Throughout, numerous therapeutic aids are described to enhance the child's capacity to communicate verbally or symbolically. To help clinicians translate theory into daily practice, the book presents six detailed clinical vignettes that offer step-by-step guidelines for assessment and intervention in different situations of abuse or neglect.