Practical Guide to Play Therapy in the Outdoors - Working in Nature

Informationen zum Autor Alison Chown is a play therapist and experienced specialist teacher for children and young people with complex behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. She is an independent practitioner and director of Phoenix Play, and its sister company Learning Tree Training Limited, which provide individually tailored training to schools and other agencies. Through this role she also is an associate tutor for Worcester and Plymouth Universities, lecturing at Foundation Degree level in Behaviour for Learning, Developing Inclusive Practice and Child Development. Alison is also a certified Beach school practitioner. Zusammenfassung A Practical Guide to Play Therapy in the Outdoors responds to the significant and growing interest in the play therapy community of working in nature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Forward by Professor Sue Jennings Disclaimer Author’s notes Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1- A brief history of play therapy Chapter 2 – Considering the concept and purpose of play Chapter 3 – Play in a broader context Chapter 4 – Play therapy in nature –meanings and metaphors Chapter5 – Getting started – practical, ethical and philosophical considerations Chapter 6 – Places to go, spaces to use – meeting the elements

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• Authors: Ali Chown, Ali (Director of Phoenix Play Chown, Ali (Director of Phoenix Play and Its Sister Company Learning Tree Training Associate Tutor for Worcester and Plymouth Universities) Chown, Alison Chown
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138656611
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65661-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / General, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, Psychotherapy, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Creative therapy / Expressive therapies