Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues (eBook)

Robyn Hart, Judy Rollins (Autoren)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
432 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-93354-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year 2011 (Category: Maternal And Child Health) Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. This book is the only one of its kind with more than 200 therapeutic activities specifically designed for working with children and teenagers within the healthcare system. It provides evidence-based, age-appropriate activities for interventions that promote coping. The activities target topics such as separation anxiety, self-esteem issues, body image, death, isolation, and pain. Mental health practitioners will appreciate its "e;cookbook"e; format, with quickly read and implemented activities.

Autor

ROBYN HART, MEd, CCLS, is Director of Child Life Services at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. JUDY ROLLINS, PHD, RN, is Coordinator of the Studio G Artist in Residence Program at Georgetown University Hospital and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine. The authors collaborated on the award-winning 1992 precursor to this work, Therapeutic Play Activities for Hospitalized Children.

Inhalt

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1 Separation and Stranger Anxiety.

2 Self-Expression.

3 Self-Esteem.

4 Body Image.

5 Group Interaction and Socialization.

6 Desensitization to Medical Implements.

7 Tension Release.

8 Humor.

9 Death and Bereavement.

10 Culture.

11 Isolation and Immobilization.

12 Pain.

13 Breathing.

14 Teaching.

15 Activities of Daily Living.

16 Perceptual Motor.

Appendix A Art Materials and Projects for Children and Other High-Risk Individuals.

Appendix B Web Sites.

References.

Author Index.

Subject Index.

Author Biographies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Kinderkrankenpflege
• Schlagworte: Child & Adolescent Clinical Psychology • Klinische Psychologie / Kinder u. Jugendliche • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 0-470-93354-2 / 0470933542
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-93354-1 / 9780470933541