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The child in hospital

The child in hospital to oarry the full oaseload, there would still be room for sooial workers as psyohotherapists beoause most oases ooming to family or child guidance agencies need a oombination of psycho- and sooial therapy rather than straight psyohoanalysis ~r medically oriented psychology. . Other Chapters, of less general interest, describe types of oases, work wIth ohITdren of different age groups, disoussion of techniques such as direot therapy and therapeutioally conditioned environment ,and the treatment of the family group.' , Speaking of the conviction rising from the survey that sooial workers are the right persons to undertake psychotherapy, Professor Hamilton makes avery signifioant statement. (p.14) "The fact that sooial workers more than any other profession, except perhaps' education, have the chanoe to 10Jk at families and children before emotional illness and disturbance become chronic gives that con­ viction the utmost significance." There, then, is the challenge of this book to Australian sooial workers, particulr~rly those interested in play therapy and remedial work wi th children. It ~J';ould not be an easy choice, or an easy profession; training is not yet here,so far as the reviewer knows, available; b~tit is a signpost to the future. Psychologists may take exception to the lack http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

The child in hospital

Dawe, Kathleen
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 5 (2): 4 – Jun 1, 1951
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The child in hospital

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to oarry the full oaseload, there would still be room for sooial workers as psyohotherapists beoause most oases ooming to family or child guidance agencies need a oombination of psycho- and sooial therapy rather than straight psyohoanalysis ~r medically oriented psychology. . Other Chapters, of less general interest, describe types of oases, work wIth ohITdren of different age groups, disoussion of techniques such as direot therapy and therapeutioally conditioned environment ,and the...
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Abstract

to oarry the full oaseload, there would still be room for sooial workers as psyohotherapists beoause most oases ooming to family or child guidance agencies need a oombination of psycho- and sooial therapy rather than straight psyohoanalysis ~r medically oriented psychology. . Other Chapters, of less general interest, describe types of oases, work wIth ohITdren of different age groups, disoussion of techniques such as direot therapy and therapeutioally conditioned environment ,and the treatment of the family group.' , Speaking of the conviction rising from the survey that sooial workers are the right persons to undertake psychotherapy, Professor Hamilton makes avery signifioant statement. (p.14) "The fact that sooial workers more than any other profession, except perhaps' education, have the chanoe to 10Jk at families and children before emotional illness and disturbance become chronic gives that con­ viction the utmost significance." There, then, is the challenge of this book to Australian sooial workers, particulr~rly those interested in play therapy and remedial work wi th children. It ~J';ould not be an easy choice, or an easy profession; training is not yet here,so far as the reviewer knows, available; b~tit is a signpost to the future. Psychologists may take exception to the lack

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Australian Journal of Social Work – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jun 1, 1951

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