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Mindfulness-based play-family therapy : theory and practice 자세히보기
  • 자료유형단행본
  • 저자명Higgins-Klein, Dottie,Badenoch, Bonnie
  • 학회/출판사/기관명New York : W.W. Norton, c2013
  • 출판년도2013
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기
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  • 소개/요약When children are offered a space to relax their "busy minds," they experience a state of calm and serenity with extraordinary therapeutic benefits. During this stillness, they can reach a level of consciousness on par with the deepened awareness derived from mindfulness meditation. In this thorough and accessible book, Dottie Higgins-Klein reveals how play therapy can provide this healing stillness and allow children to work through traumatic experiences. Not only can the symptoms of children's pain be reduced in intensity and duration through mindfulness-based play therapy, but their self-esteem can be enhanced as well. Mindfulness-Based Play-Family Therapy presents a new and comprehensive framework for helping children through play therapy within the context of their families. Rather than separating children from their family members, who often are their closest and most powerful sources of support, this therapy works to heal children by, in part, strengthening these familial bonds. This experience-based therapeutic model derives from the essential teachings of traditional family therapy and play therapy modalities, and draws from mindfulness, interpersonal neurobiology, early childhood development, and family dynamics to present the most effective techniques. In addition to a solid theoretical framework, this book also gives a practical description of the full range of stages from intake to closure. It provides principles and examples of effective intervention, and uses a detailed case study to illustrate essential attributes of therapeutic engagement. Flexible to the experiences, psychological needs, and abilities of every child, the therapy incorporates both spontaneous play and directed play to involve the child at whatever level of activity he or she can handle. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)