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Play Therapy has emerged from elements of Child Psychotherapy with the specific theoretical foundations emerging from the Humanistic Psychology tradition and Attachment theory. In the 1940’s, Carl Rogers (1951, 1955) established a new model of psychotherapy – client centred therapy (later termed person-centred therapy). This new tradition ...
Jan 1, 2022 · This study is an examination of the efficacy of child-centered play therapy [CCPT], a culturally and developmentally responsive treatment, on depression among young children.
- Play Matters
- What Is Play?
- Play on The Decline
- Sounding The Alarm
- Stay Tuned
Decades of research point to play being critical for cognitive development (including math, science, and literacy skills, as well as how our brain takes in and processes information), physical development (such as gross and fine motor skills and overall measures of wellness), and social-emotional development (including emotional regulation and ment...
Given how important play is for cognitive, physical, AND social-emotional health of human and non-human species, it’s interesting that there isn’t a singular, agreed-upon definition of what play is. Play is one of those things that we recognize when we see it, but it’s hard to articulate exactly what it is. Several factors (1) that appear present i...
While not having a set definition for play is interesting, what’s perhaps even more interesting (and alarming), is evidence to suggest that play is on the decline. Some researchers (2) have stated that children, on average, have lost 12 hours of play per week. The decline in play is happening in both homes and schools (3). Reduction in play has bee...
There are signs that, as a society, we’re waking up to the fact that our children need more time for, and access to, play. In 2018, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a report recommending that pediatricians begin prescribing play during children’s well-check visits (6). This is an astonishing move, and one that directly highlights how cr...
In this series, we’ll investigate more deeply why play is important, pulling from decades of play research. Play is not a nice-to-have, it’s not something we should advocate for when other basic needs have been met — rather, play is a critical and necessary aspect of life that we can and should protect and promote, if for no other reason than for t...
Mar 30, 2024 · The history of play therapy is as old as the history of child therapy. Despite the understanding that play is the natural form of expression and communication for children, there are different approaches to play therapy based on the school of thought being followed.
Play therapy is defined as the systematic use of a theoretical model that establishes an interpersonal process, in which trained therapists use the therapeutic power of play to help children prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth.
Initially developed in the turn of the 20th century, today play therapy refers to a large number of treatment methods, all applying the therapeutic benefits of play. Play therapy differs from regular play in that the therapist helps children to address and resolve their own problems.
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Jan 1, 2022 · Play therapy based on psychoanalytic and analytic theory began in the early 1900s and continues to be important in the treatment of children and adolescents today.
