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Winner of the Texas Counseling Association Professional Writing Award, this book opens the door to the child's world of being, experiencing, exploring, appreciating, and creating, the author invites adults to enter the child's world unobtrusively to experience that world of wonder, excitement, joy, sadness, and the vivid colors of life. The book has achieved international readership, having been translated into Russian, Chinese and Korean.
The author is director of the Center for Play Therapy, the largest play therapy program in the world, and has been a consultant in China, Europe, Korea and South Africa.
If you have a question or a dilemma regarding your interactions with children, it is no doubt addressed in this practical guide of how to "be" with children. The table of contents is wonderfully detailed, making it an easy reference book. He presents very readable descriptions of play and the history of play therapy, child and therapist characteristics, play room and materials, working with parents ... His mastery in connecting with children in a non judgmental, relaxed, yet powerful way is proof that he is indeed an artist in this field. All in all, a worthwhile text that will provide ideas and inspiration for years to come.
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April 27, 2003: This is the best book on Child-Centered Play therapy that I've read. When you're reading the book, it is as if Gary Landreth is talking with you in a seminar.