Helping With Your Child's Problems
About Play Therapy

Play therapy can be used to help to alleviate many children's emotional and behaviour problems.  However play therapy is not a miracle cure-all.  The latest research by Play Therapy UK suggests that 75% of children experiencing play therapy will show a positive change.

How can you determine if your child is likely to benefit from play therapy?

Three key factors are:
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Age - children with an emotional age between 3 and 14 are most likely to benefit from play therapy only.

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Children who have had the following problems or conditions have responded well to play therapy.  Does your child have any of these?

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Not realising their full potential - academically, or socially

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 Is at risk of being/is excluded from school

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Is  hyperactive

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Has suffered trauma
* Is thought to exhibit ADHD

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Has suffered emotional, physical or sexual abuse

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Is (or in the process of being) adopted or fostered

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Suffers because of separated/divorced parents

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Suffers from anxiety, stress or phobias

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Has suffered a major personal loss or bereavement

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Is withdrawn or often unhappy

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Is disabled, or suffers from a long-term illness

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Is on the autistic spectrum

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Finds it difficult to make friends
* Has frequent outbursts of violent anger

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Quarrels frequently with peers or siblings

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Bullies others or is bullied

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Displays inappropriate behaviour?

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Has nightmares or disturbed sleep

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Doesn?t play

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The severity of the problem will determine if play therapy on its own is likely to be successful and how long it is likely to take.  It is important to address a problem at an early stage, with a few play therapy sessions, to prevent it becoming worse.  A child with deep rooted, severe and complex problems may require longer term therapy.  The table below gives indications of the level of severity but it is recommended that you phone or email  me for a free consultation and discussion.

Call: 01643 709745 (Office)

    or :  07778 474930 (Mobile)

EMail: playworks4U@aol.com

 

Degree

Impact

Examples

Slight

 Temporary impairment of well being; minor loss of functioning Hospitalisation for a minor operation

Mild

 Some loss of well being, on going impairment of functioning preventing the child reaching their full potential Unresolved relationship issues: friendships, sibling rivalries

Moderate

 Child feels emotionally unwell, considerable impairment of functioning, problems need to be dealt with promptly to prevent further deterioration. Stress and trauma ? eg parents are in the process of divorcing and the family is injured in a road accident

Severe

 Mental illness or disorder child at risk and unable to function as a normal person. Repeated physical and sexual abuse from several sources

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