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What is Play Therapy Caregiver Consultant (PTCC)

Techniques and Interventions for Play Therapy and Clinical Supervision
The competent play therapist must include the caregiver in the play therapy process via consistent consultations. These consultations allow an alliance to form, offer support and parenting assistance to the parent, and ultimately help adjust the system, as needed to a more functional form.
Published in Chapter:
Working With Parents in Child-Centered Play Therapy: Applying the Discrimination Model to Caregiver Support
Kristy A. Brumfield (Immaculata University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4628-4.ch009
Abstract
Oftentimes individuals providing counseling for child clients struggle with how to effectively incorporate parents in the process. This is particularly important in Child Centered Play Therapy when the parent or caregiver is not in the room for the intervention. In this chapter, the author addresses the current best practices for supporting parents/caregivers including cultural considerations and issues related to practice settings. Specific resources this clinician offers parents and interventions utilized in the consultation, counseling, and teaching process are reviewed. Finally, the chapter addresses strategies for supporting supervisees in the process of parent and caregiver consultation.
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