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Play Therapy
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.92891
EAN: 9780345303356
Edition: 19th
ISBN: 0345303350
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: December 12, 1981
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: December 12, 1981
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Editorial Review:
"The most brilliant and intuitive, as well as the clearest written, work in this field. It is unpretentious yet clearly the most authoritative work that has been published."
NORMAN CAMERON, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Here is an intensely practical book that gives specific illustrations of how therapy can be implemented in play contacts, and tells how the toys of the playroom can be vivid performers and aids in growth. As she did with DIBS IN SEARCH OF SELF, Dr. Axline has taken true case histories from the rich mine of verbatim case material of children referred for play therapy, choosing children ranging in age, problem, and personality. It's all here in an important and rewarding book for parents, teachers, and anyone who comes in contact with children.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Must read for the field, but VERY outdated
This book is groundbreaker for play therapy the way Frued is the groundbreaker for psychology. It gives the basics of play therapy, several case studies and lists of useful supplies. However, when you read this book you can tell how old it is by both the language used and situations presented. For example, Axline describes a young male paient who played with a doll but said he wasn't the "sissy type." There is another excerpt in which an orphan patient painted his arms brown, extended his arms to ... Read More
Rating: - I liked Dibs better
Every person int in play therapy should read this book as it's a classic, but for tech the 101 play therapy book is better. to see playtherapy ina ction I'd recomend Dibs in search of self.
Rating:  - easy read
Easy read but a bit redundant in its explinations. The writing sounds like she is talking to you and is not as formal in language as other psychology books. Although it is dated the information within the book is useful for work being done today in this area.
Rating: - A classic book in the field.
It was good to read this book. When I was doing play therapy as a counselor I used this book in my work. It doesn't tell the whole story of how to do play therapy, but it is a good addition.
Rating:  - Excellent!
Axline's book is a "must read" for persons interested in play therapy. I have used her book along with the text while teaching at the university level. Her book provides the reader with case studies and practical information. Her writing style is intelligible as well as technical-a rare find!
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