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10 | Why Child-Centered Play Therapy?
In this episode, we pivot from asking why play therapy, to why child-centered play therapy? I cover Axline's eight principles, I dispel myths or incorrect perceptions about child-centered play therapy, and discuss the four mechanisms of change. Finally, I answer the...
9 | (Part 6 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the sixth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this final part, I go over the Child Centered Play Therapy Timeline, which maps to the four phases of therapy a child goes through in the play therapy process. You will have a tool to share...
8 | (Part 5 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the fifth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this fifth part, I go over Skills & Techniques of Interaction, which include: The "4 Pillars" of Play Therapy, Reflecting Feelings, Choice Giving, Limit Setting, and Encouragement Download the...
7 | (Part 4 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the fourth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this fourth part, I go over Applied Play Therapy, which includes: Be With Attitudes, Reflective Responding, "I Wonder" Statements, Returning Responsibility, and Relationship Preserving....
6 | (Part 3 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the third of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this third part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Core Beliefs of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the second part addressing,...
5 | (Part 2 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the second of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this second part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Philosophy of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the first part addressing,...
4 | (Part 1 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the first of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. These next six podcasts are a pre-cursor to the content in future episodes. In this first part, I give an introduction, tell my story about how I got into play therapy, introduce the...
3 | Why Play Therapy?
In this episode, I move from "Why Play?" into specifically why play therapy works so well for kids. I encourage you to get the book Child-Centered Play Therapy by Rise VanFleet, et al, as well as foundational, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship by Garry...
2 | Why Play?
In this episode we start with the fundamental question, why play? I know there may be seasoned play therapists that listen to this, but whether you are new to play therapy, or experienced, we start our journey into play therapy explaining why play is critical to the...
1 | Overview And Vision For The Play Therapy Podcast
In this first episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I talk about my vision for the podcast and where we will go along this journey together. Consider this podcast like a Masterclass of Child-Centered Play Therapy. My goal is to equip you to be knowledgable and...
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