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What is Play Therapy

Chapter 7
Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
The power of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development in a therapeutic setting.
Published in Chapter:
Play Therapy at a Crossroads: A Vision for Future Training and Research
Hilda R. Glazer (Capella University, USA), Constance E. Wanstreet (Ohio State University, USA), and David S. Stein (Ohio State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-068-2.ch007
Abstract
This chapter outlines technology and research issues that are critical to the development of play therapy as an expressive therapy for children. Technology issues involve how to provide quality training outside the traditional model of face-to-face education. Research issues involve establishing empirical value to inform the practice of training play therapists in a way that ensures access and rigor. The growth of the profession relies on the ability to train play therapists so that play therapy continues to be part of the therapeutic toolkit for children provided by mental health providers. The vitality of the profession relies on the ability to produce credible clinical research that meets the standards of clinical evidence.
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Transition From the Perspectives of Kurahashi and Tsumori: Children's Inner World and Mutual Transformation
An approach to psychotherapy for children that encourages free play to symbolically express their emotion and fulfill their unconscious motive for growth as a human being, supported by the relationship with the therapist.
Published in Chapter: Transition From the Perspectives of Kurahashi and Tsumori: Children's Inner World and Mutual Transformation; From: Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness
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Educating Adults to Talk about Death and Dying to Assist Grieving Children: A Community Development Project
It is a developmentally responsive therapy approach to helping children cope with their feelings and emotions. Play is the natural language of children, and through play, they learn about themselves and the world around them ( Shallcross, 2010 ).
Published in Chapter: Educating Adults to Talk about Death and Dying to Assist Grieving Children: A Community Development Project; From: Handbook of Research on Adult and Community Health Education: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies
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Play Therapy for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
It is a form of psychological intervention where the play is used as a medium to help children to express or communicate their feelings.
Published in Chapter: Play Therapy for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders; From: Emerging Trends in the Diagnosis and Intervention of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Play Interventions for Hospitalized Children With Disability
A method of psychotherapeutic intervention on children and adults using play, games, and other ludic activities.
Published in Chapter: Play Interventions for Hospitalized Children With Disability; From: Handbook of Research on Play Specialism Strategies to Prevent Pediatric Hospitalization Trauma
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Valuing Your Play Therapy Practice: Using What You Know to Brand and Grow
A developmentally sensitive approach to mental health counseling wherein a trained mental health professional accesses the therapeutic powers of play, while remaining grounded within a chosen theoretical orientation, in order to facilitate client growth and development.
Published in Chapter: Valuing Your Play Therapy Practice: Using What You Know to Brand and Grow; From: Developing and Sustaining Play Therapy Clinics
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Play and Play Therapy
The utilization of play with a variety of toys, games and creative art techniques to allow and encourage children’s self-expression associated with their feelings and experiences while establishing a therapeutic relationship with the therapist.
Published in Chapter: Play and Play Therapy; From: Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
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