Smiles are Everywhere Integrating Clown-Play into Healthcare Practice

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Synopsis

The role of humour, laughter and play in healthcare and wellbeing is a hot topic. Smiles are Everywhere: Integrating clown-play into healthcare practice is a practical handbook aimed primarily at healthcare professionals and those working in healthcare settings who wish to bring play and humour into their work.　
Drawing together the authors’ considerable experience in practice, research and training in the use of humour in healthcare settings, this book works to bring theory into practice in a simple, user-friendly manner. Central to Smiles are Everywhere is the understanding that healthcare professionals are striving to deliver patient-centred care and that the activities suggested can be integrated into existing methods of care delivery. The book includes:


A rationale for why and where laughter and play are beneficial in healthcare settings



Guidelines for integrating clown-plays into your own practice



Advice on strategies and approaches



More than fifty clearly laid out activities and ideas developed and adapted by the authors.
Ideal for healthcare professionals as well as anyone working in a healthcare setting, the ideas presented here can also be translated to educational, corporate and training environments.

Book details

Author:
Bernie Warren, Peter Spitzer
ISBN:
9781135022778
Related ISBNs:
9780203768686, 9780415505154, 9780415505154, 9780415505147, 9780415505147
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-01-31
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2014
Copyright by:
Bernie Warren and Peter Spitzer 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology