Play and playfulness for public health and wellbeing
Author:   Alison Tonkin (Stanmore College, UK) ,  Julia Whitaker (Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781138541665


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   02 April 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alison Tonkin (Stanmore College, UK) ,  Julia Whitaker (Healthcare Play Specialist Education Trust, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138541665


ISBN 10:   1138541664
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   02 April 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Improving the public’s health through playful endeavours 2. The science of public health 3. Playing for a healthy brain 4. Playful connections: attachment at the start of life and beyond 5. Playful endings: making meaning at the end of life 6. Playing together: the art and science of relationships 7. Playful families 8. A playful childhood for all 9. The playful workplace 10. Playing in a digital world: the good, the bad and the possibilities 11. The playful environment 12. The art of public health 13. Playful policy 14. Inclusive play as means of accessing public health 15 Playful participation, engagement and empowerment

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Alison Tonkin is Head of Higher Education at Stanmore College, United Kingdom. Alison has a research background in health promotion for pre-school children and has worked as both a diagnostic and therapeutic radiographer. Julia Whitaker has worked therapeutically with children and families in both public and private sectors for the past 30 years. Originally trained as a social worker and family therapist, Julia is also a registered Health Play Specialist with wide-ranging clinical and teaching experience in the field.

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