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What is Child-Centered Play Therapy

Chapter 9
Techniques and Interventions for Play Therapy and Clinical Supervision
A nondirective approach to play therapy in which the counselor trusts the child to lead the process.
Published in Chapter:
Working With Parents in Child-Centered Play Therapy: Applying the Discrimination Model to Caregiver Support
Kristy A. Brumfield (Immaculata University, USA)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 21
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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