1st Edition
Who Calls the Tune? A Psychodramatic Approach to Child Therapy
By Bernadette Hoey
Copyright 1997
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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Psychodrama has its genesis in the play of children. In Who Calls the Tune? Bernadette Hoey explains how its powerful technique can be safely used in working with the child who has been badly traumatized. In her deceptively simple narrative of ten case studies the voices of children can be clearly heard as therapist and child enter together the world of play that can be unpredictable, funny and... Read more
Introduction: The Pied Piper, Part I Background 1 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2 SPONTANEITY—THE LINCHPIN OF PSYCHODRAMA 3 THE WAY IN 4 METAPHOR, ARCHETYPE AND STORY—THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE Part II The Children’s Stories 5 ANDREA 6 MICHAEL 7 MEG 8 JESSICA 9 MARK 10 JODY 11 JASON 12 MARY KATE 13 JAMIE 14 AMANDA Part III Connections 15 WORKING WITH RESISTANCE 16 PSYCHODRAMA AND CHILD THERAPY 17 BEYOND THE BARRIERS
Biography
Bernadette Hoey is a therapist, trainer and consultant working in private practice.
'This beautifully written book will appeal to parents and professionas alike. It not only speaks to the head and the heart but to the soul as well.' - Children Australia
'This is a lovely book full of surprises, and at times deeply touching ... [it] presents a most articulate description of how psychodrama may best be integrated in to a multimodal approach to child psychotherapy ... I recommend the book for play therapists and psychodramatists who work with children.' - The International Journal of Action Methods
