Overview
Child and family psychotherapist Eric J. Green draws on years of clinical experience to explain his original model of Jungian play therapy. The empathic techniques he illuminates in The Handbook of Jungian Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents can effectively treat children who are traumatized by abuse, natural disasters, and other losses, as well as children who have attention deficit and autism spectrum disorders. The overarching goal of Green's Jungian play therapy model is to help children and adolescents become psychologically whole individuals. Toward that end, therapists encourage children to engage in sandplay, spontaneous drawing, and other expressive arts. Green demonstrates how therapists can create an atmosphere of warmth and psychological safety by observing the child's play without judgment and, through the therapeutic relationship, help children learn to regulate their impulses and regain emotional equilibrium. Designed for master's level and doctoral students, as well as school counselors, play therapists, and private practitioners, the book covers the theoretical underpinnings of ""depth psychology"" while highlighting easy-to-understand case studies from Green's own practice to illustrate Jungian play therapy applications at work.
Full Product Details
Author: Eric J. Green
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9781421415109
ISBN 10: 1421415100
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 27 December 2014
Recommended Age: From 17
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
Practitioners wanting to learn more about JPT and the utilisation of the expressive arts will find this book informative, engaging and practical. The author communicates a rich repertoire of knowledge in the field of JPT and this is translated through the use of experiential applications which navigate the reader in a narrative style or writing. -- Jenny Lord APPTA Newsletter
Author Information
Eric J. Green, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, LMFT, is an associate professor of counseling at the University of North Texas-Dallas and a faculty associate at the Johns Hopkins School of Education. He is the coeditor of Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents and the creator of the DVD Jungian Play Therapy and Sandplay with Children: Myth, Mandala, and Meaning. He maintains a part-time, private practice counseling children and families in Dallas, Texas.
