Play Therapy with Abused Children
This book explores the uses of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them to heal their distress and make sense of their experiences through expanding their own creativity in play. It introduces the concept that play is a developmental activity through which children explore their identity in relation to others. Children use multiple media to express themselves in play, including their own bodies, symbolic objects, and a variety of role-play. The author shows that play is a...
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This book explores the uses of play therapy with abused children as a way of helping them to heal their distress and make sense of their experiences through expanding their own creativity in play. It introduces the concept that play is a developmental activity through which children explore their identity in relation to others. Children use multiple media to express themselves in play, including their own bodies, symbolic objects, and a variety of role-play. The author shows that play is a creative process and that certain areas of the child's experience can only be communicated through play. Ways of starting play therapy with abused children are described and the author explains how the child can use the process for healing. Models of intervention are described which meet the particular needs of the child and the work setting of the therapist; for example, short and medium term interventions, individual/group and sibling work. There are case histories of children who have experienced physical, emotional and sexual abuse which show how play therapy was used to help them come to terms with the past and prepare for the future.
The Rights of Children and the Abused Child 13The Rights of Children 14New Approaches to the Care and Support of Children in the United Kingdom 18Every Child Matters: Change for Children 18Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter 21The Abused Child is the Invisible Child 22Definitions of Child Abuse 24The Trauma of Abuse 26The Effects of Abuse on the Child's Future Development 28The Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children 32Transition from Victim to Abuser 33Play Therapy as a Healing Process for Abused Children 35The Meaning of Play 35What is Play? 35Play as a Cultural Phenomenon 36History of the Study of Play 37Child Development Theories and Play 39Representing the Social World in Play 41Play and Dramatic Play 42Playing with Children 44Children Playing Together 45Play as Therapy 45Non-Directive Play Therapy 48Cognitive-Behavioural Play Therapy 50Prescriptive Play Therapy 50Play and Healing for Abused Children 51Starting Play Therapy: Settings, Materials, Boundaries 55Play Therapy to Heal the Hurt Child 55The Therapist 56Supervision 56Assessing the Need for Therapy 58Timing the Intervention 59Information about the Child 59Investigations and Therapy 60Starting Play Therapy 61Finding a Safe Place for the Child 62Material for Play 63Play with Toys 76The Use of Toys and Play Materials in Play Therapy across Cultures 76The Play Therapy Process for the Abused Child 81The Play Therapy Process for the Abused Child 81The Role of the Therapist 82Preparation for Play 83Starting Play 85In the Middle Lies the Monster 90Am I a Monster? 93Losing the Monster 100The Final Stage of Play 101Becoming Visible 102Play Therapy with Physically Abused Children 107Helping the Physically Hurt Child through Play 122The Emotionally Abused Child 123Emotional Abuse 123The Sessions 129The Sexually Abused Child 143The Difficulties of Young Children 147Children with Learning Difficulties 150Sexually Abused Boys 152Getting Rid of the Monster: Ways of Coping 161The Therapist's Journey 167References 169Books for Children 173Subject Index 183Author Index 187
