Child Play Therapy is More Than Play
Child Play Therapy is More Than Play
Among the many different techniques that are being used to address psychological challenges in children, play therapy is the widely followed one. Even in Montessori and play schools, this therapy is used to promote a child towards better cognitive development, emotional modulation, social integration, and most importantly, trauma resolution.
What is Child Play Therapy?
Child Play Therapy is a therapeutic treatment where a child's inner world and fantasies are addressed. The term ‘play’ is a symbolic representation of a medium to understand the needs of the child, and to facilitate the communication of it.
The sole objective of the therapy is to help the child to come out of their closet by addressing their behavioural and emotional difficulties that has probably impaired the child's normal functioning. The aim is to improve the communication and understanding between the child and their parents.
Another goal of child therapy is to develop their verbal expression, improve impulse control and make them more adaptive about dealing with anxiety and frustration. In short, play therapy is a tried and tested way to aim at the cognitive development of the child.
Why Child Play Therapy Gaining Popularity?
Despite the efficacy of Child Play Therapy as a treatment have garnered questions, child development experts remain optimistic about its benefits. Play therapy reveals a child’s internal fears, and thus helps the therapist to identify the problem areas of the child. This would otherwise not be possible in any other treatment.
Such a therapy helps the therapist to probe into the child’s real life scenarios and treat him in a much better way. Play therapy is highly reparative. Recently, the treatment has a wide acceptance rate and statistics reveal that the incidence of recovery in play therapy is increasing at a rapid pace.
What are the Career Prospects for Child Play Therapists?
In order to embark on a career as a play therapist, you should possess a postgraduate qualification and have experience working with children aged 3 to 11. Some of the presenting issues these children come with might include:
- Abuse and abandonment
- Psychological problems
- Divorce and family separations
- Learning difficulties
- Traumatic experiences and violence
Arium School of Arts & Sciences provides Child Play Therapy with the aim of providing students with the complete understanding of this therapy, in terms of philosophy, practices and values that underlies children’s activities. A theoretical approach combined with practical practices of the training helps the play therapist to get into the core of this therapeutic modality.
Arium School of Arts & Sciences offers several diplomas relating to working with Children. We offer Child Play Therapy as a Professional Certificate http://asasedu.com/child-play-therapy/, and also as a module towards our Specialist Diploma in Child Psychology http://asasedu.com/courses/specialist-diploma-in-child-psychology/ (for non degree holders), and Graduate Diploma in Education and Child Psychology http://asasedu.com/courses/graduate-diploma-in-education-and-child-psychology/ (for degree holders). Both Diplomas draw a lot of interest in those working in child education and social welfare fields. Check out a complete list of the numerous certificate and diploma programs which ASAS offers here http://asasedu.com/all-programs/ .
