No the approach would be the same regardless of gender. The therapist follows the child and trusts the child to do what they need to do. So it might look very different from child to child, but that's because of the child's choices, not the therapist treating them differently. 😊
The child's focus is on "fixing" the hand and she is sensitive to being touched, and the beeping chest is when her heart races coz she gets scared and there's nothing she can do (?) 0:13 she puts an invisible bandage on the therapists hand. 0:40 "Aw, I'm sorry" as she accidentally touches therapist's arm with stethoscope. 1:04 She checks the pressure of therapist's hand 1:18 she does a deep sigh after, as if to say "I can't fix the hand". 1:21 You need to check If I am ok 2:03 Please check my arm 3:01 "You can't talk when you have that on" - she refers to the mask 3:30 lots of ways to cover your face with this mask 3:55 she is ready to try fix the person again 4:03 another deep sigh, she doesn't feel she can fix it 4:23 & 4:31 "Uh-uh" Nope, there is an issue here (on throat/chest) and I can't fix it 4:47 "Uh, It was beeping" could signify her beating chest when she gets scared 5:27 bending the hand of another toy and trying to "fix" it 5:45 hitting and fixing, again, this time with a hammer 6:15 the pictures she made "These are for you, not for me" This is strange because kids usually want to keep the art they make
Themes would be thought about over a long period of time working with a child - it's not possible to meaningfully derive themes from a short excerpt. The attempt to do so would be leaning too much into interpretation which is against the spirit of Child Centred Play Therapy.
I love this, but I would be very cautious putting a mask on that a child had just worn. I have terrible allergies and already am at risk around clients. But, that's just me talking. His warm demeanor is so inviting to the children. It's wonderful!
Tabitha I love the idea of very few limits in the person centered approach, however, in your personal opinion, do you feel as though that perhaps a certain sub population of children may perhaps be too wild or unruly in such an environment with too few rules? I’d like to think no, however I can’t help but consider the aforementioned as a very legitimate concern. Even towards the end, the girl took a little bit of time to cooperate to leave and head to her mom, I just wonder if instead of that particular girl what if you had, maybe a more rebellious boy (or girl too) in that same scenario.
@@joshuabyrne2220 Children know what they need to process. Giving them that outlet is necessary. We give them a safe space to do so. Like I said above setting a limit is only when it is necessary. If they are not posing a threat to the counselor or themselves, then a limit is just constricting them to act the way an adult feels they should act. Our job is to help them not hinder their healing ability. If you have not read the book, "Dibs In Search of Self" by Virginia Axline then I highly suggest you do. Even in this video, one can see that the child came to terms with her time being up on her own. You have to ask yourself some very important questions. Is the child's rebellion needed to be under control because you want it to be or is it causing harm to others? Make sure you are not exhibiting any Countertransference on what you believe to be right or wrong in the healing relationship. If you are worried about time, I would suggest giving the countdown to when session is over. Start at ten minutes and work your way down. This lets them ready themselves for the end of the session.
as a play therapist, I do not let the child bring out any of his/her artwork but prepare a secret box for him/her to put in. The box will be reviewed in the last session and the child can decide what to take with him/her.
No its common therapy for children and many nonprofits and human/child services use this for families/children who need extra support. I'm sure there's some expensive private insurance child therapists out there, however.
This is a therapist that doesn't deserve to work with children. He is telling the child what she is doing instead of asking her why she is doing it? Also, the child tell him that there is pain on the mask and instead of ask her where did the pain came from and what caused it, he is telling her that she saw the pain. No wonder children and young people hate therapists. What a loss to that child.
That is the whole point of Child-Centered non-directive approach and there are principles behind everything they do. Asking questions is not part of the CCPT approach for a valid reason
There is another video with the same session where Landreth explains the method and rationale for why he does these things. They do make sense if you read about play therapy. However, there are also some terrible therapists out there.
