How to Begin a play session - Answer-Give parent short greeting and focus on child
Introduce yourself to child-on-child level (eye contact)
Tell child, " It's time to go to the playroom now. Your mother/father will be waiting for us right here when we get back.
This is the playroom, you can pl...
Play Therapy Test Exam Questions and
Answers
How to Begin a play session - Answer-Give parent short greeting and focus on child
Introduce yourself to child-on-child level (eye contact)
Tell child, " It's time to go to the playroom now. Your mother/father will be waiting for us right
here when we get back.
This is the playroom, you can play with the toys in a lot of the ways you would like to.
How to End a play session - Answer-Give the child a five-minute warning
Do not exceed the limit by more than 2-3 minutes
"Our time is up for today"
If child doesn't want to leave you say, 'I know you want to keep playing, but our time is up for
today, you can play with that next time.
What is play therapy - Answer-Play therapy is the systematic use of a theoretical model to
establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapist use the therapeutic powers of
play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve growth and
development.
Rationale for Play therapy - Answer-Play is powerful.
Play is natural.
Toys are the words, play is the language.
Can respond to the total behavior of the child.
Characteristics of PLAY - Answer-Usually occurs at all times and all places but sometimes does
not occur in novel or frightening situations or when child is sick.
Process rather than product oriented
Universal yet highly variable across situations.
non-goal directed; no objectives
, Spontaneous, voluntary
Pleasurable and enjoyable
Person rather than object dominated
Person or child is in control with free, unlimited choice
Directive Therapy - Answer-Structures
Therapist-led
Prescriptive
Problem-focused
Driven by specific goals
Want child to talk
Non directive Therapy - Answer-Unstructured
Child led
Nonprescriptive
Child-focused
Driven by general goals
Child doesn't have to talk
APT Organization - Answer-Association for Play Therapy
Returning Responsibility - Answer-fostering responsibility, self-control, decision-making,
independence, and self-direction.
Allow the child to struggle a bit.
Encourage the child to find answers for themselves
"You wonder about...?"
"You are asking an important question. I wonder how you can find the answer...?"
Led the child lead and allow the child make choices:
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