Rhythms of Relating in Children's Therapies: Connecting Creatively with Vulnerable Children

By: Vicky Karkou and Ulrike Lüdtke and Tim Webb and Stuart Daniel and Stine Lindahl Jacobsen and Stephen Porges and Stephen Malloch and Sarah Butler and Peter Levine and Penny Mcfarlane and Paulo Rodrigues and Nigel Osborne and Katy Dymoke and Judi Parson and Josephat Semkiwa and Jane Edwards and Hugh Nankivell and Helena Rodrigues and Foteini Athanasiadou and Dennis Mccarthy and Dee Ray and Dan Hughes and Colwyn Trevarthen and Cochavit Elefant and Chantal Polzin and Carolyn Fresquez and Bodo Frank and Ana Almeida

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Synopsis: This multidisciplinary book shows how to foster meaningful relationships between therapists and vulnerable children, through exploring the concept of communicative musicality and creating rhythms of connection. It includes broad and in-depth contributions from leading therapists from diverse backgrounds - including Peter A. Levine, Daniel Hughes, Stephen Porges, Dennis McCarthy and many more. Contributors reflect on their own experiences, providing insights from the fields of music therapy, trauma, dance and movement therapy, psychobiology, dramatherapy, counselling, play therapy, and education. Contemporary theory is woven in with case stories to highlight the emotional realities of working with highly vulnerable children, and to present proven examples of how therapists can improve the quality of connectedness. Full of original and innovative ideas for working with attachment issues, trauma, communication difficulties, autism, learning disabilities, aggression and anxiety, this is inspiring reading for professionals who work with vulnerable children in creative therapies. Royalty proceeds from the book will be donated to the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), UK.