- Therapy hour is a fun, social activity hour for the child.
-No. The therapy hour is a special hour for the child.
Children express their feelings, thoughts, fears and experiences through toys in therapy, without the need for words. In play therapy, the therapist opens up space for the child
enables him to deepen and address the problems he experiences through toys. During the therapy hour,
is a special hour for the child, as the child expresses his/her feelings, thoughts, concerns, fears, and experiences.
- The therapist speeds up the therapy process.
-No. The therapist cannot speed up the therapy process. Because this is a process.
In the process of play therapy, the child knows his own needs and problems. Expresses them symbolically through toys
. However, this is a process and this process
varies for each child. This process is related to the child's readiness as well as to the frequency, continuity and intensity of the child's problem. The child is approached as soon as he/she is ready
as soon as he/she feels ready.
- The therapist is the child's playmate.
-No. The therapist is a person who has a privilege for the child, who reflects the child's feelings and thoughts to him, and serves as a mirror
allowing him to see himself as he can be.
The therapist should not act as a teacher for the child. In the same way, he is not the person who replaces his parents
. The therapist is not just the person playing with the child. It is the person who gives meaning to the
games played by the child and allows the child to see himself as he is. The child
is accepted unconditionally in therapy. The child, who is accepted unconditionally, easily expresses the feelings and thoughts that he calls "good"
or externally, as well as his feelings and thoughts that he calls "bad" or externally.
- The therapist can advise or guide the child.
-No. The therapist is not the person who guides the child, but the person who opens up space for him. That's why it's recommended
is not found.
The play therapist accepts the child unconditionally. Since the therapist accepts the child unconditionally
, trying to guide him is also an intervention in the child's process.
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