Play therapy

Play therapy gives a child a vital opportunity to "play out" his feelings and problems - his fears, hatred, loneliness, and feelings of failure and inadequacy. [This] book gives specific illustrations of how therapy can be implemented in play contacts, and tells how the toys of the playroom can be vivid performers and aids in growth. The case histories in this book are true ... These children range in age from four years to twelve, and their problems cover the wide spectrum of maladjusted youngsters - the hostile child, the withdrawn child, the dependent child, and the handicapped child.-Back cover

Originally published: New York : Ballantine Books, ©1974.

Some children are like this; Play therapy -- The non-directive play-therapy situation and participants: The playroom and suggested materials; The child; The therapist; An indirect participant, the parent or parent-substitute -- The principles of non-directive play therapy: The eight basic principles; Establishing rapport; Accepting the child completely; Establishing a feeling of permissiveness; Recognition and reflection of feelings; Maintaining respect for the child; The child leads the way; Therapy cannot be hurried; The value of limitations -- Implications for education: Practical schoolroom application; Application to parent-teacher relationships; Application to teacher-administrator relationships -- Annotated therapy records: Excerpts from individual therapy records; Excerpts from group-therapy records; Complete group-therapy record and evaluation; Combined individual and group-therapy contracts; A teacher-therapist deals with a handicapped child.