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A manual of dynamic play therapy : helping things fall apart, the paradox of play / Dennis McCarthy.

By: McCarthy, Dennis, 1951- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 173 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781849058797 (paperback).Subject(s): Play therapy | Child developmentDDC classification: 618.92891653
Contents:
Invoking the spirit of play -- Paradox, the essence of play therapy -- The roles of the therapist - -- Witnessing, containing, provoking, envisioning -- Synchrony and mirroring -- Imaginative play -- The meaning and necessity of symbol -- Symbols as vehicles of emotion -- Sand as vehicle for symbols -- Aggressive play -- The function and necessity of aggression -- Aggression and connection to selfonsters -- Aggression and connection to others -- Play materials that facilitate healthy aggression -- Helping things fall apart -- The mythological perspective -- The natural world as evidence.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Children will experience natural growth and change throughout their lives. Play, by its very nature, always results in things falling apart, often literally, and children generally find satisfaction in this process of collapse and renewal.

This book harnesses the power of the reorganizing process to elicit positive and profound change in children dealing with social, neurological, developmental, health and family issues. The author clarifies the theory behind this innovative play therapy approach, and explains its practical application to a full spectrum of client needs, using inspirational, real-life anecdotes as examples. He also describes the importance of using symbols in play therapy and focuses on ways to enable children to act out their internal aggression in a safe and healthy manner.

This will be essential reading for play therapists and other professionals working therapeutically with children and their families.

Foreword by David Crenshaw, Ph.D.

Includes bibliographical references (pges165-166) and index.

Invoking the spirit of play -- Paradox, the essence of play therapy -- The roles of the therapist - -- Witnessing, containing, provoking, envisioning -- Synchrony and mirroring -- Imaginative play -- The meaning and necessity of symbol -- Symbols as vehicles of emotion -- Sand as vehicle for symbols -- Aggressive play -- The function and necessity of aggression -- Aggression and connection to selfonsters -- Aggression and connection to others -- Play materials that facilitate healthy aggression -- Helping things fall apart -- The mythological perspective -- The natural world as evidence.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. 11)
  • Introduction (p. 15)
  • Part 1 Involking the Spirit of Play
  • 1 Paradox: The Essence of Play Therapy (p. 23)
  • 2 The Roles of the Dynamic Play Therapist: Witnessing, Containing, Provoking, Envisioning (p. 29)
  • 3 Synchrony and Mirroring (p. 41)
  • Part 2 Imaginative Play
  • 4 The Meaning and Necessity of Symbols (p. 49)
  • 5 Symbols as Vehicles for Emotion (p. 59)
  • 6 Sand as Vehicle for Symbols (p. 67)
  • Part 3 Aggressive Play
  • 7 The Function and Necessity of Aggression (p. 81)
  • 8 Aggression and the Connection to the Self: Monsters (p. 89)
  • 9 Aggression and the Connection to Others (p. 103)
  • 10 Play Materials that Facilitate Healthy Aggression (p. 111)
  • Part 4 Helping Things Fall Apart
  • 11 The Mythological Perspective (p. 125)
  • 12 The Natural World as Evidence (p. 143)
  • 13 Epilogue: Getting Lost and Finding Ourselves (p. 161)
  • References (p. 165)
  • Recommended Reading (p. 167)
  • Index (p. 169)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Dennis McCarthy is a licensed mental health counselor and the director of the Metamorfos Institute, where he trains other play therapists. He is a psychotherapist working with both children and adults and specializing in sandplay and dream work. Dennis is the author of "If You Turned into a Monster": Transformation through Play: A Body-Centred Approach to Play Therapy and the editor of Speaking about the Unspeakable: Non-Verbal Methods and Experiences in Therapy with Children, both also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. He lives in New York State.

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