Trauma-Informed Adlerian Play Therapy: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-373
Author(s):  
Courtney Evans
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
Trauma Informed

Non-directive play therapy with autistic adolescents: a qualitative study of therapists’ interactional practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliza Maciejewska
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Conversation Analysis ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Current State ◽  
Local Functions ◽  
Play Therapists ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Detailed Picture

Abstract This case study identifies and examines interactional practices of non-directive play therapists during their therapeutic sessions with autistic adolescents. The study involved two therapists and two adolescents (siblings) on the autism spectrum. The video-recorded sessions took place at participants’ home and were conducted in Polish. Employing insights and tools from discourse-analytic approaches, in particular conversation analysis (CA), the findings show how clients and therapists are both involved in co-constructing therapeutic interactions by orienting to each other’s utterances. CA is presented in this article as a useful tool for recognizing and describing the therapists’ interactional contributions and their local functions. The therapeutic practices identified in the analysis (talk-in-practice) – e.g. mirroring, meaning expansion, recast and scaffolding – are further juxtaposed with theories concerning interactional practices in non-directive therapies (talk-in-theory) in order to provide a more detailed picture of these practices as well as complete them. The findings from this study expand the current state of knowledge of non-directive play therapies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and carry practical implications for specialists involved in ASD treatment.

Filial Play Therapy Process of a Malaysian Parent

2019 ◽  
pp. 84-92
Author(s):  
Diana-Lea Baranovich ◽  
Cheng Chue Han
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Child ◽  
Play Therapy ◽  
School Child ◽  
Therapeutic Intervention ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Negative Behaviors ◽  
The Family

In Malaysia, some parents leave the duties of child rearing to their domestic helpers. This can cause much trauma to a preschool child who has been raised by his domestic helper if the domestic helper leaves the family. The domestic helper was the primary caregiver of the child; hence, when the domestic helper leaves, the child feels that his “mother” has abandoned him. This in turn cause the child to respond via very negative acting out behaviors. This chapter presents a case study using filial play therapy as a therapeutic intervention for a pre-school child and his mother after the domestic helper left the family. This therapeutic process enhanced the bonding between the child and his mother. As a result of better bonding, the child's negative behaviors subsided.

scholarly journals Shame and Guilt in Christian Children: Interventions with Projective Techniques and Play Therapy

1994 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Stiehler Thurston
Keyword(s):  
Play Therapy ◽  
World View ◽  
Sunday School ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Projective Assessment ◽  
Theological Foundations ◽  
Shame And Guilt ◽  
God's Grace ◽  
Children’S Conceptions

Psychotherapy issues for religiously committed clients have been explored in several recent books and articles. While these works have focused on adults, little has been written on the therapy issues of religiously committed children. Emerging research suggests that children's conceptions of God are quite different than that of adults. Moreover, due to their concrete thinking, children often find it hard to grasp theological foundations to the Christian faith (e.g., salvation by grace) that adults typically assimilate into their world view. While children generally learn of God's grace and mercy in Sunday school, it has been found that some of them nonetheless struggle deeply with issues of guilt and shame. It has been well documented that children do not have the same cognitive and language abilities as adults, and therefore require considerably different modes of psychotherapy. For latency aged and younger children, play therapy is often the treatment of choice. This article will present a case study of a Christian child who participated in a projective assessment and play therapy for healing of shame and guilt issues.

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