Play Therapy for Very Young Children

Contributions by Sue Ammen, Helen Benedict, Nancy Cohen, Stefan Dombrowski, Ted Gaensbauer, Hilda Glazer, Joy Goldberger, Steve Harvey, Kim Kelsay, Beth Limberg, Toni Linder, Mirek Lojkasek, Liz Muir, Evangeline Munns, Ruth Newton, Jane Robinson, Virginia Ryan, Glenda Short, Richard Solomon, Susan Timmer, Nancy Zebel Edited by Charles E. Schaefer PhD, RPT-S, cofounder and director emeritus, the Association for Play Thera, Sophronia Kelly-Zion, Judith McCormick, Akiko J. Ohnogi clinical psychologist, Ohnogi Psychotherapy and Counseling

Paperback - £64.00

Publication date:

14 August 2008

Length of book:

434 pages

Publisher

Jason Aronson, Inc.

Dimensions:

232x155mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780765705204

Research has shown that a child's social and academic success can be greatly influenced by experiences from infancy and toddlerhood. Despite this knowledge, the importance of infant mental health has only recently been recognized. This book is one of the first to present the major models of play interventions with very young children and their families. In this collection of essays by child development experts, the editors provide a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young. Regardless of the theoretical orientation of the play therapist, this book will help the clinician to conceptualize the worlds of infants and toddlers, and explain the specific play therapy interventions that can be effectively utilized. Contributors address specific therapies from cultures around the world, including caregiver-toddler play therapy, filial play therapy, mother-infant play, and play based interventions with young children with disabilities and autism. This book is essential for students and professionals who work with very young children.
Charles Schaefer does it again! In this volume he and his co-editors Kelly-Zion, McCormick, and Ohnogi expand play therapy to the young child. The collected chapter authors challenge the reader to consider their work with a stung theory and research base. The case studies provide insight into the work developed by each author. The international quality stretches the reader to understand both the meta-communication and multi-cultural qualities. It also challenges the reader to assist in the preventive work that is critically needed.