Play Therapy |  | Author: Virginia M. Axline
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 360
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Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0443040613
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.92891653
EAN: 9780443040610
ASIN: 0443040613
Publication Date: January 1, 1989
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The author discusses the use of play therapy for children with behavioral, emotional or other psychological problems. The bulk of the text consists of highly readable annotated transcripts of therapeutic sessions that illustrate the principles. The transcripts are authentic, and the annotations include comments on errors the therapist makes, as well as positive points. No other book comes near this one for readability and clinical credibility.
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 Play Therapy April 11, 2009
Dr. James E. Tille (Lakewood, WA, USA)
I use this as a tertiary additional classic text for a course I teach called Counseling the Distressed Child. The material is fairly basic, is good for historical purposes with respect to play therapy, and is written by the very experienced author and play therapist, Virginia Axline.
Must read for the field, but VERY outdated May 29, 2008
Trixie (USA)
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 Axline and asked "Take a little nigger home?" I was absolutely APPALLED by some of this sexist and racist language, but I suppose this was the norm in the time period. There are also allusions to the children playing war games relating it to WW2. Despite the changes in time there are still many children's games such as sand play, puppets, dolls, etc that have not changed, so some stuff is still applicable. This is a great book and must read for those hoping to use play therapy, but it will leave you wanting some more modern guidance as well.
I liked Dibs better June 27, 2007
Jennifer Green
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
easy read October 11, 2005
Kathleen Lavery
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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.
A classic book in the field. October 5, 2005
Michael Silkebakken (3801 N Geraldine, Apt. 6, OKC, OK 73112)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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.
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