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Informationen zum Autor LINDA HOPPER is working with Middlesex University, UK, for validation of a Diploma in Counselling Children. Klappentext Offering a judicious balance of theory and practical discussion, this book focuses on the essential knowledge needed to work therapeutically with children and thus represents an ideal foundation text for students undertaking training in child counseling. Drawing on the work of Bowlby, Winnicott, and others, it promotes understanding of children's emotional development and examines how they use play and other creative means to express their inner feelings. A comprehensive guide, it also discusses issues of difference and identity, the counseling process and ethical issues in counseling children. Zusammenfassung Linda Hopper focuses on the essential knowledge needed to work therapeutically with children, making this comprehensive guide an ideal resource for students training in child counselling. Bowlby and Winnicott, among others, are consulted to promote an understanding of children's emotional development and their use of play to express feelings. Inhaltsverzeichnis An Introduction to Children's Counselling Emotional Development Psychodynamic Understanding of Children's Problems Play Therapy Using Creative Opportunities in Play Therapy Working with Diversity Ethical Issues The Process of Counselling a Child The Child in Context References Bibliography Index.
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LINDA HOPPER is working with Middlesex University, UK, for validation of a Diploma in Counselling Children.
