Play therapy with abused children / Ann Cattanach.

Previous edition: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-182) and indexes.

Print version record.

Praise for the first edition:. 'Ann Cattanach writes with enormous empathy and warmth, and with a refreshing lack of sentimentality & hellip; [This] is an unpretentious and optimistic book, and a very positive addition to recent publications.'. - British Association of Play Therapists. 'I would recommend the book to anyone working in this field & hellip; This is a well presented, clear and easy-to-read book, providing a balanced mixture of factual information and case material.' - British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 'What impressed me so much about this work was Cattanach's knowledge of chil.

Front cover -- Play Therapy with Abused Children: Second Edition -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Rights of Children and the Abused Child -- The Rights of Children -- New Approaches to the Care and Support of Children in the United Kingdom -- Every Child Matters: Change for Children -- Protecting Children and Young People: The Charter -- The Abused Child is the Invisible Child -- Definitions of Child Abuse -- The Trauma of Abuse -- The Effects of Abuse on the Child's Future Development -- The Effects of Sexual Abuse on Children -- Transition from Victim to Abuser -- Chapter 2: Play Therapy as a Healing Process for Abused Children -- The Meaning of Play -- What is Play? -- Play as a Cultural Phenomenon -- History of the Study of Play -- Child Development Theories and Play -- Representing the Social World in Play -- Play and Dramatic Play -- Playing with Children -- Children Playing Together -- Play as Therapy -- Non-Directive Play Therapy -- Cognitive-Behavioural Play Therapy -- Prescriptive Play Therapy -- Play and Healing for Abused Children -- Chapter 3: Starting Play Therapy: Settings, Materials, Boundaries -- Play Therapy to Heal the Hurt Child -- The Therapist -- Supervision -- Assessing the Need for Therapy -- Timing the Intervention -- Information about the Child -- Investigations and Therapy -- Starting Play Therapy -- Finding a Safe Place for the Child -- Material for Play -- Play with Toys -- The Use of Toys and Play Materials in Play Therapy across Cultures -- Chapter 4: The Play Therapy Process for the Abused Child -- The Play Therapy Process for the Abused Child -- The Role of the Therapist -- Preparation for Play -- Starting Play -- In the Middle Lies the Monster -- Am I a Monster? -- Losing the Monster -- The Final Stage of Play -- Becoming Visible -- Chapter 5: Play Therapy with Physically Abused Children.

Helping the Physically Hurt Child through Play -- Chapter 6: The Emotionally Abused Child -- Emotional Abuse -- The Sessions -- Chapter 7: The Sexually Abused Child -- The Difficulties of Young Children -- Children with Learning Difficulties -- Sexually Abused Boys -- Chapter 8: The Therapist's Journey -- REFERENCES -- BOOKS FOR CHILDREN -- SUBJECT INDEX -- AUTHOR INDEX -- back cover.

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