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Creating Children´s Art Games for Emotional Support
Vicky Barber
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Description for Creating Children´s Art Games for Emotional Support
Paperback. This book offers an abundance of fun games that help children to confront personal problems in a light-hearted yet meaningful way. These are games with a difference, as they must be constructed before they can be played. The creation aspect involves collaboration within a team, and instils an empowering sense of ownership in the creators. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNH; JNSL; MQTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 270.
Game playing is a highly effective way of engaging children and has long been acknowledged as an important means of psychological therapy. This book offers an abundance of fun games that help children to confront personal problems and issues in a light-hearted yet meaningful way.
These are games with a difference, as they must be constructed before they can be played. The creation aspect involves collaboration and cooperation within a team, and instils an empowering sense of ownership in the creators. By the time the game is ready to be played, children are confident, thoroughly engaged and ready to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849051637
SKU
V9781849051637
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Vicky Barber
Vicky Barber has worked for many years as a lecturer in the creative arts and arts therapies. She currently teaches an art therapy course at City University London, and runs individual art therapy sessions with children and young people who have behavioural problems, in addition to running a successful private practice. In her previous work as an art therapist, she ... Read more
Reviews for Creating Children´s Art Games for Emotional Support
This book is a "recipe-book" of lovely ideas for playful and creative art games to play with children. Although designed for group work and directive in nature, there are great ideas here. The games are unique in that children are involved in making them as well as playing them... This would be a useful book for those running nurture groups ... Read more