The reparative motif : in child and adult therapy / Hugh Griffith Clegg.

New York : J. Aronson, [1984], ©1984.

xiii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index.

The development of expressive play therapy -- A topographical interpretation of Kleinian theory -- The concept of reparation -- The clinical approach -- The setting -- The first case: Jennifer -- The second case: Christine -- Reparative change -- Reparation in therapy with an adult -- Beyond countertransference: activity in the mind of the therapist -- The therapist's contribution in the reparative process -- Reparation in the family constellation -- Reparation through transitional processes -- Prevalence of the reparative motif.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-219).