| Description |
314 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm + 1 USB flash drive |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Theoretical underpinnings of Learn to Play Therapy -- Principles and process of Learn to Play Therapy -- Working with parents/carers in the playroom -- Working with children from 7 to 10 years -- Questions and answers -- Case study examples -- How to use the Play activities -- Engaging children in play -- Pre-pretend play activities -- Sequences of play actions: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Describing and explaining -- Object substitution: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Doll/teddy play: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Play scripts: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Role play: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Social pretend play: why, what it looks like, how it develops -- Attributing properties and absent objects in the play -- Problems in the play and where to next? -- Putting it together |
| Summary |
This book is written for therapists who work with children aged 12 months to 8 years. It is a therapeutic approach for children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental difficulties, and children who find playing spontaneously perplexing. Learn to Play Therapy focusses on building a child's ability to self-initiate spontaneous pretend play. Pretend play is associated with social competence, narrative, language, self-regulation, creativity and problem solving. This second edition includes 114 play activities, parent handouts, and a Play Background Checklist. Play assessment is the first step in Learn to Play Therapy as an understanding of a child's self-initiated pretend play ability informs which play activities to choose to begin the therapeutic process. The theoretical underpinnings of Learn to Play Therapy are informed by Axline, Vygotsky, and the neurobiology of play. The process and principles are explained in depth with Chapters 1 to 3 providing an unfolding explanation, starting with an overview and becoming more detailed across the three Chapters. This second edition also has a chapter on working with parents, questions and answers, and case studies. The play skills cover: engaging activities for those children who show no enjoyment or understanding of play; pre-pretend play activities for children who require therapy to begin on the very early levels of play; and the pretend play skills of sequences of play action, describing and explaining, object substitution, doll/teddy play, play scripts, role play, social pretend play, attributing properties and absent objects, problems in the play and predicting what will happen next. An extensive reference list is included |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
First edition published as "Learn to play : a practical program to develop a child's imaginative play skills" in 1998 |
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Accompanying USB flash drive attached to inside back cover contains handout files |
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Spiral binding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Play therapy
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Strategic therapy
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Child psychology
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Play -- Psychological aspects
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Imagination in children
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Educational games
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Creative activities and seat work
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| ISBN |
9780994464798 |
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