When There is a Need for the Directive in Non Directive Play Therapy
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About this event
With Kids are a children’s mental health service who deliver a range of therapeutic interventions and training. Our therapists have a wide and varied experience of supporting children who have experiences of adversity and trauma in their lives.
InfoBites are a way of engaging With Kids therapists as they share their experience and knowledge through bite-size chunks of information presented in a lively and engaging manner. Each week different therapists will share their passion with you, what is of interest to them and motivates their work with children in nursery and primary schools. This is part presentation and discussion, so all your questions and contributions will most welcome. Alternatively, if you prefer to sit quietly and listen we welcome that too.
Key Points:
- What difficulties does the child have day to day: observation and assessment
- Building (re-building) better body awareness through play
- Using knowledge of the child gained inside the playroom to help the supporting adults be actively involved in repetitive somatosensory activities that help develop the child’s capacity for self-regulation
References:
Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics
Sarah Lloyd
1. Improving Sensory Processing in Traumatized Children: Practical Ideas to Help Your Child's Movement, Coordination
2. Body Awareness Building Sensorimotor Systems in Children with Developmental Trauma: A Model for Practice’
Organiser With Kids
Organiser of When There is a Need for the Directive in Non Directive Play Therapy
With Kids are a children’s mental health service who deliver therapeutic interventions through the modality of play therapy and the MSc in Play Therapy in conjunction with QueenMargaret University. Our therapists have a wide and varied experience of supporting children who have diverse experiences of adversity and trauma in their lives.
Play therapy can often be mistaken by professionals and the public alike as being a bit of play and talk. For children play is a serious business and they are often surprised by adults who understand their communication through play. In our experience children who have access to therapeutic support early in childhood go on to develop more positive coping strategies to life events and are able to develop stable relationships often breaking a generational pattern of chaotic lifestyles.
A play therapist is trained and skilled in supporting children’s socioemotional development, reducing anxiety, developing self-confidence and self-esteem with a mixture of up to date research and knowledge from the field of psychology, neurobiology, psychodynamic theory and developmental theory.
We firmly believe in knowledge and information exchange for all in order to promote an understanding of children's emotional and mental health. Look out for our InfoBites where therapists share their experience in a seminar format or our hugely popular Introduction to Play Therapy which will be delivered online for the first time.
