Play Therapy for helping children who have been traumatised In her article “Working with Children who have alleged sexual abuse”, Helen Kambouridis, a psychologist who specialises in working with children, talks about how Play Therapy is an appropriate treatment for the child: click here to read the […]
Read more →See here for an article about the power of Play Therapy in Social Work Today (2011).
Read more →In Child Centred Play Therapy (CCPT), play IS the therapy. Play Therapy is not the application of play to facilitate communicating with the child, yet children receive empowering and therapeutic messages in their Play Therapy experience. They learn what it feels to be empowered because they are genuinely […]
Read more →Perth Childrens Counselling’s approach to Play Therapy and counselling for children is well described in this video by Anne Murphy. Anne describes how Play Therapy works and what it’s like to come to Play Therapy. Take a look at our “For Parents” page and/or click here for […]
Read more →Click here for an in-depth article about Filial Therapy by Rise Van Fleet, one of it’s foremost proponents. Filial Therapy, as developed by Garry Landreth, is also known as Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. This article is recent and published in the Spring of 2011 by in “Play Therapy” […]
Read more →“Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)………..follows the principles of Client-Centered Therapy of creating a non-judgmental, emotionally supportive therapeutic atmosphere, but with clear boundaries that provide the child with psychological safety to permit the learning of emotional and behavioral self-regulation. Research has validated that this is a powerful method for […]
Read more →Blanco, P. J., & Ray, D. C. (2011). Play therapy in elementary schools: A best practice for improving academic achievement. Journal of Counseling & Development, 89(2), 235-243. An experimental group of 21 academically at risk first graders received biweekly, 30- minute child-centered play therapy (CCPT) sessions for […]
Read more →Some parents may be interested in Child Parent Relationshp Therapy (or Filial Therapy) . One of the effects this is to promote attachment and connection between parent and child. This route requires some work, but is very rewarding. Contact Pek for an initial consultation to see if […]
Read more →The Child Centred Play Therapist “goes to great lengths to emphasize the child as a person who needs to be fully understood and accepted in order to explore change.” The child is a whole person, not a problem or set of problems that needs to be mended […]
Read more →Click here to read an interview, in 2010, with Louise Guerney, one of the Child Centred Play Therapy pioneers. Louise also describes Filial Therapy, an off-shoot of Child Centred Play Therapy. Note that Perth Children’s Counselling also offers Filial Therapy where appropriate.
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