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Pillow Play with Hospitalized Children: Three Case Studies

Pillow Play with Hospitalized Children: Three Case Studies JACCH PAGE 41 Pillow Play with .H.o.spitalized Children: Three Case Studies by Lesley Manheirn As a student intern, I worked with handicap- several weeks of involvement in the play ped children for three months at Shriners program, I developed a crafts project called Hospital. in San Francisco. The children at “Pillow Play,” which aroused much excitement Shriners, range in age from 2 to 15 years and and enthusiasm in the recreation room. Mate- they display various orthopedic disorders. rials used included a large amount of fabric, long Average length of. stay in the hospital is sections of foam rubber, needles, and thread. approximately 20 days. While working with the These materials were used to create “pillows” of children at Shriners, I kept a journal of my various sizes and shapes. All materials were experiences. This paper draws upon my journal collected at the end of the play session. Since entries and examines the effects of play sessions objects such as needles and pins were not on three individual children. allowed on the ward. The object of “Pillow The hospital has developed various programs Play” was to provide children with a means to to help children accept the challenges of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals Taylor & Francis

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Pillow Play with Hospitalized Children: Three Case Studies

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JACCH PAGE 41 Pillow Play with .H.o.spitalized Children: Three Case Studies by Lesley Manheirn As a student intern, I worked with handicap- several weeks of involvement in the play ped children for three months at Shriners program, I developed a crafts project called Hospital. in San Francisco. The children at “Pillow Play,” which aroused much excitement Shriners, range in age from 2 to 15 years and and enthusiasm in the recreation room. Mate- they display various orthopedic...
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JACCH PAGE 41 Pillow Play with .H.o.spitalized Children: Three Case Studies by Lesley Manheirn As a student intern, I worked with handicap- several weeks of involvement in the play ped children for three months at Shriners program, I developed a crafts project called Hospital. in San Francisco. The children at “Pillow Play,” which aroused much excitement Shriners, range in age from 2 to 15 years and and enthusiasm in the recreation room. Mate- they display various orthopedic disorders. rials used included a large amount of fabric, long Average length of. stay in the hospital is sections of foam rubber, needles, and thread. approximately 20 days. While working with the These materials were used to create “pillows” of children at Shriners, I kept a journal of my various sizes and shapes. All materials were experiences. This paper draws upon my journal collected at the end of the play session. Since entries and examines the effects of play sessions objects such as needles and pins were not on three individual children. allowed on the ward. The object of “Pillow The hospital has developed various programs Play” was to provide children with a means to to help children accept the challenges of

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Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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