by Jill | Apr 26, 2008 | Child Therapy, counseling, Play Therapy, toys
Do you have questions about play therapy? What is it? Who is it for? What does a play room look like? Maybe you have never heard of play therapy, or you want clarification about it. Please ask your questions in the comments section. I will answer them to the best of my knowledge, or point you to a resource. I will not answer questions about specific cases, or personal situations, or give counseling advice. I will answer questions about play therapy in general, so ask away!
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by Jill | Apr 25, 2008 | Association for Play Therapy, Child Therapy, children, counseling, Play Therapy
When adults go to see a counselor or therapist, they talk about their experiences using words. Children, however, sometimes have difficulties verbalizing their feelings and experiences due to their developmental stage. Play therapy allows children to express their experiences using toys, drawings, stories, and other ways of playing in order to work through their problems and experiences in a more developmental appropriate manner. Often times children mirror what they see in life in their play. If you have children yourself, you may notice this, like when their dolls say and do things the child saw the parents doing, or the child reenacts an event that happened at school. Click on the title to this post and view a short video about play therapy, created by the people at the Association for Play Therapy.
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by Jill | Mar 23, 2008 | books, children, counseling, play, therapy, trauma, writing
My most current project is a children’s book titled “Sam Feels Better Now!: An Interactive Story for Children” Illustrations by Kevin Scott Collier, publisher is Loving Healing Press.
About the Story
“Sam Feels Better Now!: An Interactive Story for Children” incorporates elements of trauma therapy, as well as play and expressive therapies to assist children in working through crisis situations, traumatic events, and grief by helping the character, Sam learn ways to cope after his own difficult situation.
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