Applied Play Therapy

Encourage Creativity And Freedom… With Freedom Comes Responsibility

Encourage Creativity And Freedom… With Freedom Comes Responsibility

In this episode, I go over the last of the encouragement principles, "Encourage Creativity And Freedom... With Freedom Comes Responsibility" My three main points for this principle are: - The child's autonomy - Actions have consequences - Self-regulation Podcast HQ:...

Encourage The Effort, Rather Than Praise The Product

Encourage The Effort, Rather Than Praise The Product

The second encouragement principle "Encourage The Effort, Rather Than Praise The Product." In this episode I will go over this principle and specifically touch on the following topics: - The difference between encouragement vs praise - The difference between an...

When There Are No Limits, There Is No Security

When There Are No Limits, There Is No Security

In this episode, I cover the last of the limit setting principles. Limit setting provides the security in which the relationship thrives. Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Play Therapy Training HQ: https://www.playtherapynow.com Email me:...

If You Can’t Say It In Ten Words Or Less, Don’t Say It

If You Can’t Say It In Ten Words Or Less, Don’t Say It

In this episode I go over the 3rd limit setting principle, "If you can't say it in ten words or less, don't say it." Not only is this really important for therapists during limit setting, but it helps to know how to articulate this to parents as well. Podcast HQ:...

Limits Are Not Needed Until They Are Needed

Limits Are Not Needed Until They Are Needed

In this episode, we cover the second of the limit setting principles, "limits are not needed until they are needed." This comes straight out of the CPRT training by Landreth & Bratton, with some practical application and stories from my playroom. Podcast...

Noticing The Child Is A Powerful Builder Of Self-Esteem

Noticing The Child Is A Powerful Builder Of Self-Esteem

In this episode, I go over the first of the encouragement principles... "Noticing The Child Is A Powerful Builder Of Self-Esteem" Topic I address: - Attention is everything - Kids being "lost in the sea of life" - Self-fulfilling prophesy Podcast HQ:...

When A Child Is Drowning, It’s Not The Time To Teach Them To Swim

When A Child Is Drowning, It’s Not The Time To Teach Them To Swim

In this episode, I cover the first of the Limit Setting principles, "When A Child Is Drowning, It's Not The Time To Teach Them To Swim." This principle comes out of the CPRT training. What I mean by that is, when a child is "drowning", emotionally, it's not the time...

Big Choices For Big Kids, Little Choices For Little Kids

Big Choices For Big Kids, Little Choices For Little Kids

This episode is the last of the choice giving principles. This principle comes straight out of the Landreth/Bratton CPRT curriculum. Topics I discuss in this episode are: - Age appropriateness of choices - How many choices you provide - The responsibility that comes...

Feelings Are Always Valid, Even If The Behavior Is Not Acceptable

Feelings Are Always Valid, Even If The Behavior Is Not Acceptable

In episode #24 we are continuing with the "principles" of play therapy topics. The principle "Feelings Are Always Valid, Even If The Behavior Is Not Acceptable" connects with reflective responding (the first of the "4 Pillars" of play therapy), and is essential to...

Questions Put Kids In Their Minds, But Kids Live In Their Hearts

Questions Put Kids In Their Minds, But Kids Live In Their Hearts

We're now moving from the "4 Pillars of Play Therapy", or the skills that we use in the playroom, to the "principles" of play therapy. The first principle comes from the Child Parent Relationship Therapy manual by Landereth & Bratton, "Questions Put Kids In Their...