Speaking about the unspeakable : non-verbal methods and experiences in therapy with children / edited by Dennis McCarthy.
Contributor(s): McCarthy, Dennis [editor]
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BookPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781843108795 (paperback).Subject(s): Child psychotherapy | Nonverbal communication in children | Play therapy -- methodsDDC classification: 618.928914 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 618.928914 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00232185 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Children do not always have the capacity or need to express themselves through words. They often succeed in saying more about their feelings and experiences by communicating non-verbally through play and other expressive, creative activities.
The basic premise of Speaking about the Unspeakable is that life's most pivotal experiences, both good and bad, can be truly expressed via the language of the imagination. Through creativity and play, children are free to articulate their emotions indirectly. The contributors, all experienced child therapists, describe a wide variety of non-verbal therapeutic techniques, including clay, sand, movement and nature therapy, illustrating their descriptions with moving case studies from their professional experience.
Accessible and engaging, this book will inspire child psychologists and therapists, art therapists and anyone with an interest in therapeutic work with children.
Foreword by Priscilla Rodgers.
Includes indexes.
The hidden treasure of the self / Jenny Bates -- Getting the inside out : speaking with clay / Michelle Rhodes -- Speaking with the body : using dance/movement therapy to enhance communication and healing with young children / Claire LeMussurier and Susan Loman -- Speaking with silence : play therapy with selective mute children / Brenda Lawrence -- The secret garden : healing through nature / Ilka List -- Speaking with the imagination / Patti Knoblauch -- Dance/movement therapy with children / Rena Kornblum -- The healing power of creative expression / Nancy Mangano Rowe -- Getting to the core : moving through the language barrier / Noelle Ghnassia Damon -- Quicksand! : provocation to change / Dennis McCarthy.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Foreword (p. 9)
- Introduction (p. 11)
- Chapter 1 The Hidden Treasure of the Self (p. 17)
- Chapter 2 Getting the Inside Out: Speaking with Clay (p. 27)
- Chapter 3 Speaking with the Body: Using Dance/Movement Therapy to Enhance Communication and Healing with Young Children (p. 45)
- Chapter 4 Speaking with Silence: Play Therapy with Selective Mute Children (p. 60)
- Chapter 5 The Secret Garden: Healing through Nature (p. 76)
- Chapter 6 Speaking with the Imagination (p. 89)
- Chapter 7 Dance/Movement Therapy with Children (p. 100)
- Chapter 8 The Healing Power of Creative Expression (p. 115)
- Chapter 9 Getting to the Core: Moving through the Language Barrier (p. 130)
- Chapter 10 Quicksand! Provocation to Change (p. 143)
- Epilogue (p. 151)
- Contributors (p. 155)
- Index (p. 158)