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One of the biggest struggles for play therapists is understanding and recognizing themes in play therapy.

Play therapists use themes in play therapy sessions to help them understand what’s going on with their clients and how they are progressing in play therapy.

Join me for this free podcast, I’ll share highlights from the study and how play therapists can use the information to help them understand themes in play therapy.

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I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.

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How do you make sense of what’s going on in play therapy sessions and figure out if your clients are making progress?

This is a question that comes up A LOT in my play therapy trainings and play therapy consultation groups.

It’s a great question.

Underlying this question is the understanding that play therapy sessions are not traditional talk therapy sessions because children use play therapy sessions differently than talk therapy sessions.

What does that mean?

It means the fundamental difference between play therapy sessions is how children access the therapeutic powers of play for healing.

This requires the play therapist to recognize the play dynamics occurring in sessions and accurate assess what those play dynamics reveal about your clients.

Play therapists need to recognize three essential elements of play dynamics in play therapy sessions and make sense of their relevance to what your clients are working through.

Join me on this week's episode, I’ll discuss three aspects of play dynamics in play therapy and their importance for facilitating healing for children.

Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.

Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work.

I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.

Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills

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How good are you at identifying the role of culture in the problems your clients are experiencing?

Have you considered the resiliency factors of your clients’ culture and how that can influence better play therapy outcomes?

Play therapists work with children and their families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Using cultural competence with case conceptualization is essential to make a difference for children in play therapy.

What is case conceptualization and why does it matter?

Case conceptualization is a fancy term that means you’ve identified the likely factors contributing to your clients’ problems.

Using cultural intelligence when formulating your case conceptualization significantly increases the likelihood of an accurate diagnosis and then creating an effective plan of action.

When you’re figuring out what’s going on with your clients, some critical questions to explore are …

🎯 How does culture affect therapeutic communication between you, your clients, and their parents?

🎯 How can cultural barriers affect play therapy effectiveness?

🎯 How can you build strong therapeutic alliances with parents that respect their culture?

Join me for this week's podcast episode, I’ll discuss some key considerations to ensure cultural intelligence when identifying what’s causing your clients’ problems and why it’s happening so you can facilitate healing in play therapy.

Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.

Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work.

I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.

Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills