Description: Smiles Are Everywhere : Integrating Clown-Play into Healthcare Practice, Paperback by Warren, Bernie; Spitzer, Peter, ISBN 0415505151, ISBN-13 9780415505154, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This helpful and innovative guide teaches healthcare professionals and artists working in healthcare settings how to bring humor and play into their work using clown-play, which the authors define as any playful activity or intervention drawn from the work of clowns in healthcare settings, including physical and verbal humor, reminiscence techniques, music and songs, and other creative interventions. They detail the evidence for the use of humor and the history of clowns in healthcare, the principles of integrating play and humor into practice, strategies and approaches, and 50 activities for clown-play, with information on the audience, number of players, equipment, duration, location, age group, interaction, location, benefits, safety, risks, difficulties, adaptations, and variations. Warren is a researcher, teacher, and writer on the role of the arts in healthcare and education who created an organization that runs clown-doctor programs in Canada. Spitzer is associated with a charity that promotes the health benefits of humor and teaches humor techniques to healthcare undergraduates and graduates and in the education and corporate sectors in Australia. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Smiles Are Everywhere : Integrating Clown-Play Into Healthcare Practice
Number of Pages: 126 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Year: 2013
Item Height: 0.4 in
Topic: Circus, Psychotherapy / General, General, Mental Health, Psychotherapy / Group
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Performing Arts, Humor, Psychology
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Author: Bernie Warren, Peter Spitzer
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Trade Paperback
