A manual of dynamic play therapy : helping things fall apart, the paradox of play - McCarthy, Dennis, 1951- (London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012)
Invoking the spirit of play -- Paradox, the essence of play therapy -- The roles of the therapist - -- Witnessing, containing, provoking, envisioning -- Synchrony and mirroring -- Imaginative play -- The meaning and necessity of symbol -- Symbols as vehicles of emotion -- Sand as vehicle for symbols -- Aggressive play -- The function and necessity of aggression -- Aggression and connection to selfonsters -- Aggression and connection to others -- Play materials that facilitate healthy aggression -- Helping things fall apart -- The mythological perspective -- The natural world as evidence.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Play Therapy -- methods; Child