Thursday, May 5, 2016

The Advancement Of Play Therapy

By David Burns


Children have all sorts of issues that parents need to look at. This can have something to do with their emotions, such as anxiety, or their behavior. These days, play therapy has become very successful in treating a lot of emotional and behavioral problems that kids are suffering from.

It can be helpful for kids who display signs of behavioral problems, such as temper tantrums. It can also be helpful for kids who have emotional problems, such as something like anxiety. One needs to look at issues both big and small because this can affect them later on in life.

With something as simple as being able to play in a variety of ways, children will be able to improve their communication skills. This is helpful for when they are talking to their parents. There would be a greater understanding that starts to develop. They may be able to express themselves to a greater degree, with less impulse.

This is particularly helpful for the child who has been abused in one way or another. They may feel as if they can't trust anyone. Therefore, talking about their problems and expressing themselves verbally is not an option. Expressing themselves through play, on the other hand is definitely something to consider. The therapist will be able to tell something of what they have been through.

At first, the therapist will talk to the child about their problems. Usually kids deny that there is anything wrong with them, and this is only natural. The therapist will then allow the child to play in any way which does not cause harm to anyone. The therapist, will be able to analyze certain patterns that develop from the materials that are used during this time.

They will offer them different things to play with. It is a method of free expressionism that they have in the therapist's office. The child will also have more confidence knowing that this is done in privacy. Parents are consulted in the beginning. After this, the relationship develops between the child and the therapist. The therapist will also start to analyze certain areas, based on what the child is busy with.

Various things can be established over time, such as with learning disorders. They may find that the child has developed ADHD or autism and needs to be referred to someone. Some children could be going through something temporary as a result of a divorce in the family. There could always be an underlying issue that one needs to look into.

Eventually, the therapy will come to an end. However, this should be a gradual process, otherwise the child will think that they have been rejected. This especially relates to to the child who has been neglected in the past. At the time of termination, the therapist should talk to both the child as well as the parents. This will happen only once they are sure that the child is ready to move on.




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