Play for Sick Children

Play Specialists in Hospitals and Beyond

Catherine Hubbuck

Paperback: £22.99 / $39.95

2009, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 272pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-654-8, BIC 2: MQTC JFSP1

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Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1. Socio-Historical Perspectives on Children and the Experience of Being in Hospital. Chapter 2. What Play Specialists Do - and What they Don't. Chapter 3. The Effects of Being in Hospital on Children and Young People. Chapter 4. More Than Just Playing - The Importance of Normalizing Play. Chapter 5. Emotional Support and the 'Art' of Distraction. Chapter 6. Imparting Information. Chapter 7. In conclusion… References. Index.

Author information

• Catherine Hubbuck

Subject areas

• Arts Therapies
• Health, Social Work and Social Care
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• child psychiatry,
• child psychology,
• children,
• families,
• health care,
• occupational therapy,
• play therapy

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