The Association for Play Therapy (APT) defines play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and...
Much effort has been expended to increase the awareness and understanding of play therapy among consumers and practitioners (Landreth, 1991) since its introduction by Virginia Axline during the 1940s. As with any form of counseling, Leblanc and Ritchie (1999) have noted there are factors ...
It is therefore essential that practitioners clearly understand the role of each discipline. This paper aims to raise awareness of play therapy, its efficacy and where it fits within child psychotherapy. It will specifically focus on the effectiveness of play therapy in enhancing emotional wellbeing ...
What are the benefits of play therapy? Play Therapy: Play therapy is a common form of therapy for children ages three to eleven. Nondirective play therapy is the most common type, but some practitioners feel that directive play therapy helps reach the crux of the issue more quickly. ...
Play therapy with children in crisis: A casebook for practitioners This book focuses on helping children in a variety of crisis situations through the modality of play therapy. The need for the book became apparent in teac... Nancy Boyd Ed Webb - Guilford Press, 被引量: 112发表: 1991年 ...
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What play therapists do within the therapeutic relationship of humanistic/non-directive play therapy Play therapists are increasingly being employed in schools, yet there is confusion among many health, education and social care practitioners about the rol... Sally Robinsonsupa/supsup*/sup - 《Pastora...
It might be, for example, that pup play is used as a form of self-directed therapy (Langdridge & Lawson, 2019), particularly given that many younger participants in particular are unlikely to have easy access to a therapist even though they may have suffered discrimination or stigma as a ...
I'll end by coming back to the beginning of this statement. The play therapy community was unsettled by misinformation related to the use of play therapy mostly because practitioners work with children every day who have experienced significant and life-changing trauma. Play therapists witness how ...
摘要: Even when the visit is only for a wellness check-up or for a school physical, some children may be very anxious.关键词: Age Differences Cognitive Development Diseases Early Childhood Education Emotional Development Medical Services Play Play Therapy Pretend Play Stress Management ...