The Therapeutic Play Group by Schiffer, Mortimer - 1969

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Grune & Stratton, 1969. Hardcover. Good.

Allen & Unwin, 1971-09-16. Hardcover. Good.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.. 1971. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 214 pages. A comprehensive and detailed presentation of the principles and practices of an activity-type experimental form of group therapy which has proved successful with emotionally disturbed children. . 1st UK Edition. Hardback.

Grune & Stratton, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The first blank page has been removed. On the endpaper there are minor marks from the removal of a plate. There are also tape residue marks on the first and last pages. The boards are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1971, this title is a comprehensive and detailed presentation of the principles and practices of an activity-type, experimental form of group therapy which had proved successful with emotionally disturbed, pre-pubertal children at the time. Mortimer Schiffer describes the clinical procedures and rehabilitative programs that were developed, over a period of many years, through experience of more than a hundred therapeutic play groups. One play group, conducted in a public elementary school in an underprivileged community of a large city, is examined from its inception to its termination after more than three years of meetings. Thus the reader is able to study the psycho-dynamics of a group, and to appreciate the special meaning of the school environment when it is used as a setting for therapeutic group practice. As the author says, "The school is not only advantageously situated with respect to the identification of developmental problems… Read More

Taylor & Francis, 2019. Paperback. New. 214 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Routledge, 2017. Hardcover. New. 232 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.71 inches.