Speaking about the Unspeakable: Non-Verbal Methods and Experiences in Therapy with Children

McCarthy, Dennis

ISBN 10: 1843108798 / ISBN 13: 9781843108795

Editore: Jessica Kingsley, 2008

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• Titolo: Speaking about the Unspeakable: Non-Verbal Methods and Experiences in Therapy with Children
• Editore: Jessica Kingsley
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1843108798
• ISBN 13: 9781843108795
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: Very Good

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Riassunto

Children do not always have the capacity or need to express themselves through words. They often succeed in saying more about their feelings and experiences by communicating non-verbally through play and other expressive, creative activities.The basic premise of Speaking about the Unspeakable is that life's most pivotal experiences, both good and bad, can be truly expressed via the language of the imagination. Through creativity and play, children are free to articulate their emotions indirectly. The contributors, all experienced child therapists, describe a wide variety of non-verbal therapeutic techniques, including clay, sand, movement and nature therapy, illustrating their descriptions with moving case studies from their professional experience.Accessible and engaging, this book will inspire child psychologists and therapists, art therapists and anyone with an interest in therapeutic work with children.

Informazioni sull?autore

Dennis McCarthy is a licensed mental health counselor in New York State and is the director of Metamorfos Institute. He is a psychotherapist working with both children and adults and specializing in sandplay and dream work. Initially trained as a dancer, he weaves the body's innate urge to move into all of his work. Dennis McCarthy is the author of "If You Turned into a Monster": Transformation through Play: A Body-Centred Approach to Play Therapy, also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.