{"id":593,"date":"2020-06-16T09:33:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T09:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/?page_id=593"},"modified":"2020-06-16T12:40:03","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T12:40:03","slug":"play-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/pt\/play-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Play Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Natacha Latouf<\/h2>

Play Therapist<\/p>

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    Play is the child\u2019s natural way of communication and a medium by which to sort out his world and make sense of it. While playing, the child can project his situation, express his feelings and bring it to the surface where he can acknowledge, experience and master it. Children and parents benefit from play therapy:
    \u25cf Children who need to adapt to change in their situation, like moving to a new house, going to a new school, divorce of parents, receiving a sibling or immigrating.
    \u25cf Children who have trouble handling a traumatic experience (hospitalisation, accident, crime, death).
    \u25cf Children with unresolved grief after the loss of a family member, friend or pet.
    \u25cf Children who have trouble making friends, who are shy and withdrawn in group situations.
    \u25cf Children with low self-esteem and low self- confidence.
    \u25cf Children experiencing anxiety, stress and fears at school (difficulty separating from parents in the morning, exam or test stress, fearful of certain people or activities), at home (anxious or fear to eat or sleep or go to the toilet, fear of people, public spaces and noises)
    \u25cf Children being the victim of being bullied or the bully themselves.
    \u25cf Children with aggressive, disagreeable or challenging behaviour (tantrums, not co-operating or listening, biting, scratching and spitting).
    \u25cf Children who bite their nails, suck their thumbs or wet or soil their beds or clothing (potty training difficulty).
    \u25cf Children who struggle with emotional regulation (highly emotional sensitivity).
    \u25cf Children with psychosomatic symptoms (stomach-aches or headaches without a medical reason).
    \u25cf Children and parents who have a strained relationship due to divorce, blended family, adoptive child situation.
    \u25cf Hyperactive children (lack of concentration, hyperactive, impulsive, inattentive)
    \u25cf Children with depression (lack of interest and motivation, suicidal)
    \u25cf Children who have poor social skills (difficulty interacting in a socially appropriate manner with peers or adults).
    \u25cf Parental Guidance (helping parents understand their children\u2019s emotions and teaching parents acceptable discipline techniques to manage their children)- \u201cPunishments and Rewards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    CRM: Community Resiliency Model<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    \u25cf Teaches skills to help children and adults experiencing stress and traumatic stress reactions.
    \u25cf CRM skills can be used as a wellness practice.
    \u25cf Human beings respond to stressful and traumatic experiences in similar ways.
    \u25cf Human beings are resilient and most are able to bounce back to their best selves after difficult life experiences.
    \u25cf There is a biological reaction common to most of humanity after traumatic experience. A person is having a common experience to an extraordinary life event.
    \u25cf Current scientific research is demonstrating that the brain can be changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Community Resiliency Model skills come from the Trauma Resiliency Model created by Elaine Miller-Karas, LCW and Laurie Leitch, PHD.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Therapeutic intervention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Therapeutic intervention consists mainly of three processes:
    \u25cf Assessment of the child.
    \u25cf Therapy with the child as well as parent and child; and.
    \u25cf Parental guidance and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    School related:<\/strong> Separation anxiety, bullying, extreme shyness, victimization.
    Medical related:<\/strong> Soiling, bedwetting, stool retention
    Hospitalization: Chronic or terminal illness
    Sleeping problems: <\/strong>Sleep training, nightmares, nighttime terrors
    Anxiety: <\/strong>Generalized anxiety disorder, separation anxiety
    Trauma:<\/strong> Trauma due to crime, birth trauma, medical trauma
    Childhood depression:<\/strong>
    Emotional problems:<\/strong> Related to neurological disorders ex ADHD
    Loss:<\/strong> Ex divorce, death, emigration
    Change in the child\u2019s world:<\/strong> New baby, new school,
    Behavior problems:<\/strong> Aggression, withdrawal, selective mutism
    Emotional regulation:<\/strong>
    Parental guidance:<\/strong> The parent is always part of the team. Parents are involved in therapy sessions, and guidance and support to parents are an integral part of the therapy.
    School:<\/strong> When applicable, and with parent\u2019s consent, observation of the child in class as well as feedback from teachers will be part of the intervention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    CPRT: Child-Parent Relationship Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) is a 10-session model where the therapist teaches caregivers child centered play therapy skills that can be implemented with one\u2019s own child, as well as cultivates more adaptive parental attitudes and perceptions of the child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    CPRT was derived from the filial therapy model of Guerney (1964). CPRT improves the quality of the parent-child relationship, in turn prompting improvements in multiple domains for the child and caregiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    EMDR is a neuro-therapeutic approach working on internal conflict caused by past trauma. Using a technique called Bilateral Stimulation, the \u201cAdaptive Information Processing System\u201d is activated, which moves the negative stored information to an adaptive and healthy position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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