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Therapeutic activities for children and teens coping with health issues / Robyn Hart and Judy Rollins.

Hart, Robyn, (author.). Rollins, Judy Holt, (author.).

Summary:

"Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. This book is the only one of its kind with more than 200 therapeutic activities specifically designed for working with children and teenagers within the healthcare system. It provides evidence-based, age-appropriate activities for interventions that promote coping. The activities target topics such as separation anxiety, self-esteem issues, body image, death, isolation, and pain. Mental health practitioners will appreciate its "cookbook" format, with quickly read and implemented activities."--Provided by publisher. Includes examples of various arts and crafts, word games, and other fun activities children can do.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470555002
ISBN: 0470555009
Physical Description: xlvii, 379 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Separation and Stranger Anxiety -- Self-Expression -- Self-Esteem -- Body Image -- Group Interaction and Socialization -- Desensitization to Medical Implements -- Tension Release -- Humor -- Death and Bereavement -- Culture -- Isolation and Immobilization -- Pain -- Breathing -- Teaching -- Activities of Daily Living -- Perceptual Motor -- Appendix A: Art Materials and Projects for Children and Other High-Risk Individuals -- Appendix B: Web Sites.