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The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy Rinda Blom

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy By Rinda Blom

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy by Rinda Blom


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The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy provides the reader with an explanation of gestalt theory, a practical explanation of the gestalt play therapy model and also a wide range of play techniques that can be applied during each phase of the therapy process. It features case studies throughout which illustrate how the techniques work in practice.

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy Summary

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy: Practical Guidelines for Child Therapists by Rinda Blom

This book sets out a clear theoretical framework for Gestalt Play Therapy, giving examples of questions the therapists might ask the child at certain stages, and offering the whole gamut of play therapy and travelling through the therapeutic journey.'

- Dramatherapy

This book is an introduction to gestalt play therapy a technique which combines the principles of gestalt theory with play techniques, so that children are able to use play to address their needs and problems.

Research has shown that this approach can be applied successfully in children with different types of emotional problems in order to improve their self-support and self-esteem.

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy provides the reader with an explanation of gestalt theory, a practical explanation of the gestalt play therapy model and also a wide range of play techniques that can be applied during each phase of the therapy process. It also features case studies throughout which illustrate how the techniques work in practice.

About Rinda Blom

Rinda Blom PhD is a part-time senior lecturer in social work at the University of the Free State in South Africa and is also a Company Director for the Foundation for the Development of Emotional Intelligence in Children (WiseChild). Since studying Social Work and Gestalt Play Therapy at the University of the Free State and the University of Pretoria she has worked in private practice specialising in child therapy and parental guidance. She has studied Gestalt play therapy in the USA under its founder Dr Violet Oaklander and now runs her own short courses in South Africa on emotional intelligence, parental guidance and play therapy.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Hannie Schoeman. Preface. Part One. Introduction to Gestalt Play Therapy. 1. Theoretical Perspective of Gestalt Play Therapy. Part Two. Gestalt Play Therapy in Practice. 2. Building a Therapeutic Relationship, Assessment and Treatment Planning. 3. Contact-making and Building Self-support in Children. 4. Emotional Expression. 5. Self-nurturing, Addressing the Inappropriate Process and Termination. Part Three. Gestalt Play Therapy with Grieving, Traumatized and HIV/AIDS Children. 6. Gestalt Play Therapy with Grieving and Traumatized Children. Sandra Ferreira and Marinel Read. 7. Gestalt Play Therapy with HIV/AIDS Children in Middle Childhood Years. Rinda Blom and Sayeeda Dhansay. Part Four. Appendices. Appendix 1: Summary of Aspects that Should be Addressed during Each Stage of the Gestalt Play Therapeutic Process. Appendix 2: Horizontal and Vertical Development of Geastalt Play Therapy. Appendix 3: Assessment and Treatment Planning of Children from a Gestalt Theoretical Perspective. Appendix 4: Checklist for Things that the Child Lost when the Divorce Happened. About the Author. Subject Index. Author Index.

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NGR9781843104599
9781843104599
1843104598
The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy: Practical Guidelines for Child Therapists by Rinda Blom
New
Paperback
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
2006-07-15
248
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