Balancing the Request To Be Good : A Visit to the Outskirts of Child Psychotherapy (Hardcover)

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 200. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. Contains: Illustrations. This is an inspiring account of the development of a special therapeutic facility within a child guidance day unit, and the work that went on there. Drawing heavily on some of the well-established practices of art, play and child psychotherapy, particular emphasis is placed on the interrelated use of sand trays and a procedure called Talk and Draw. The author takes the reader through detailed descriptions of the materials methods and ideas employed.