Interpreting imaginative play in child psychotherapy: Towards a phenomenological hermeneutic approach

Autor:	Bertha Mook
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Psychotherapist Social Psychology Interpretation (philosophy) Play therapy Case vignette Context (language use) Meaning (existential) Psychology Applied Psychology Child psychotherapy Hermeneutic phenomenology Epistemology
Zdroj:	The Humanistic Psychologist. 27:173-186
ISSN:	1547-3333 0887-3267
DOI:	10.1080/08873267.1999.9986903
Popis:	Despite renewed interest and technical advances in play therapy with children, its theoretical basis remains weak. A phenomenological hermeneutic approach to play therapy offers a philosophically grounded theoretical understanding of the meaning of children's expressions through imaginative play in a therapeutic context. Drawing upon Gadamer's ontological concept of play and Ricoeur's theory of interpretation, a child's imaginative play is seen as a text that calls for interpretation. The understanding and interpretation of imaginative play in play therapy is illustrated by means of a case vignette of a young physically abused child.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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