[Suspension of judgment, play and creativity in helping relationships]

The relational field does not only concern psychiatric professionals. A school teacher has carried out a university research work on the specificity of the psychic processes which are the basis of the helping relationship. Situations experienced in a kindergarten class describe the relational complexity involved, as well as the questioning and doubts of the professional. Finally, constructive approaches propose alternatives for maintaining the link in the relationship.

[Learning through play in the hospital: reality or illusion?]

Healthcare professionals have an obligation to maintain their knowledge at the highest level throughout their careers. To this end, the hospital team of a pharmacy for indoor use has developed an original and entertaining training course, mainly intended for nurses, on the subject of analgesics.

[The game of houses in the Métissages group]

The house is a symbol strongly invested by the children we receive in transcultural devices. Its structure echoes both the psychological and physical structure of the child but also that of family ties. The clinical situation of a family from Tunisia makes it possible to describe the system of the Métissages group and the symbol of the "mother house", both through drawings and games.

[Learning in the era of e-training]

Digital technology can be used as an effective means of improving students' quality of learning. This use goes beyond the need to adapt to this hyperconnected society.

[Cultural countertransference faced with mother-baby interactions during play sessions]

The role of the cultural countertransference of researchers with regard to the subject of their study must be taken into consideration. The analysis of one's own emotions and reactions, loaded with cultural representations, thereby enables the research subject's singularity and cultural specificity to be respected. The results are therefore more objective and not so readily influenced by a particular culture.

[Playing to carry on living]

New technologies have a certain benefit for elderly people. By way of an example, the Wii games console not only favours an intergenerational bond but also the reconstruction of self-esteem. Rediscovering the pleasure of playing is essential for the body and mind of senior citizens.

[Adolescents at play: the benefit of individual psychoanalytic psychodrama]

An individual psychoanalytic psychodrama session with an adolescent treated at the Maison de Solenn shows the benefit of psychodrama role playing. Using the body, the imagination and 'pretend play', this therapy gives access to symbolisation and facilitates the care process.

[Dementia and non-pharmacological therapy, the effectiveness of play]

A study was carried out to look into the effectiveness of play and the ways it can be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. An intervention founded on the principal of a recreational setting, taking into account the choice of objects, the layout of the space and the role of the professional, could present itself as a form of therapeutic mediation adapted to this pathology. This study shows that play helps to reduce the behavioural problems of residents with Alzheimer's disease, and boosted their wellbeing and quality of life.

[The importance of drawing in adolescence]

Teenagers like to draw. A drawing is a fundamental object of creativity in the process of re-construction and change typical of this period. However, theoretical approaches often consider that the evolution of the stages of drawing come to an end in adolescence. It is important to consider the practical and clinical benefit of drawing and to develop expression-based activities which can be carried out with this population.

[Therapeutic mediation tools for the benefit of the child and teenager]

Therapeutic mediation is a tool adapted to teenagers with a chronic disease such as diabetes. Psychodrama, dramatherapy and photolanguage in particular, enable them to express themselves more freely through both speech and body, thanks to the enjoyment they get from the game, the reassurance provided by the group, the structured setting and the spontaneity they allow.