ABSTRACT
The Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life brings together the voices and clinical experiences of dedicated clinical practitioners in the fields of play therapy and child life. This volume offers fresh insights and up to date research in the use of play with children, adolescents, and families in medical and healthcare settings. Chapters take a strength-based approach to clinical interventions across a wide range of health-related issues, including autism, trauma, routine medical care, pending surgeries both large and small, injury, immune deficiency, and more. Through its focus on the resiliency of the child, the power of play, and creative approaches to healing, this handbook makes visible the growing overlap and collaboration between the disciplines of play therapy and child life.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Medical Play in a Variety of Settings
chapter 3|17 pages
Caring for Children With Cystic Fibrosis in a Hospital Setting in Australia
part II|73 pages
Medical Play With Unique Health Challenges
part III|64 pages
The Role of Medical Play in Childhood Medical Trauma
chapter 10|19 pages
Regaining Control
part IV|41 pages
The Use of Medical Play With Terminal Illness in Children
chapter 12|16 pages
It’s All About the Living
part V|61 pages
Medical Play Therapy Through a Systemic Lens
chapter 14|20 pages
Family-Oriented Treatment of Childhood Chronic Medical Illness
part VI|76 pages
Expressive-Creative Research-Driven Practice