A report from the Surgeon General’s Conference on Children’s Mental Health described the mental health needs of children and their families as a “health crisis” in the United States, and if left unaddressed, then mental health concerns may lead to long-term negative outcomes for children (Swank & Shin 2015). Children are the future of this country, and the world for that matter and if they are not taken care of in the best way possible what does that say for the future? Child centered play therapy or CCPT is one approach to therapeutically working with children. The Association for Play Therapy defined play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the
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Person-centered counseling takes on a humanistic approach. Its main focus is phenomenology and the role of the self. Rogers was raised in a close-knit family, later in life taking a position as a psychologist with the Child Guidance Clinic of Rochester, NY. His view on human nature was a positive one, he believed in the right environment people would easily journey into self-actualization. His theory accentuates the phenomenological perspective, implying an individual’s internal frame of reference is the best point of view for understanding people. There are many key concepts that characterize Roger’s person-centered theory. Trust is the most paramount concept in person-centered theory. The client should establish their own goals and make sure they stay on the right path to achieve these goals. There are other key concepts to be taken into consideration are as follows, the first is that people react to the phenomenal field as they experience and perceive it, which suggests that what a person perceives will be influenced by past experiences. Second we have the best point from which to understand behavior is the person’s internal frame of reference, which proposes since each person’s perception is unique, it can only be understood from the person’s internal frame of reference. The third explains that people tend to behave in a manner consistent …show more content…
Person-centered and child-centered are interchangeable. It is a natural form of communication and an expression of creativity linked to learning, coping and self-realization (Nystul 2016). The role of the counselor is similar to that in person-centered counseling. The counselor gains acceptance and trust from the child, and provides a genuine understanding of what the child is experiencing. He or she then shows the child they are worthy of respect no matter what. Children need not to be judged, or hindered, they need to be free to explore and express their feelings in a healthy environment. The counselor should be able to interpret what the child is going through based on how they are playing. For example if a child is playing aggressively with a toy, the counselor should ask if anything is bothering them today. Play therapy allows the aggressive child to become more loving and self- assured, a shy child to overcome their fears, a child with a lack of self-confidence is able to focus on his strengths and build up self-respect. The possibilities are endless. The benefits of play therapy immeasurable. In 1986 Virginia Axline published a book called Dibs in Search of Self, this book documented her year-long play therapy sessions with a little boy named Dibs. When Dibs first walked into her office he did not speak, did not
Person-centered counseling takes on a humanistic approach. Its main focus is phenomenology and the role of the self. Rogers was raised in a close-knit family, later in life taking a position as a psychologist with the Child Guidance Clinic of Rochester, NY. His view on human nature was a positive one, he believed in the right environment people would easily journey into self-actualization. His theory accentuates the phenomenological perspective, implying an individual’s internal frame of reference is the best point of view for understanding people. There are many key concepts that characterize Roger’s person-centered theory. Trust is the most paramount concept in person-centered theory. The client should establish their own goals and make sure they stay on the right path to achieve these goals. There are other key concepts to be taken into consideration are as follows, the first is that people react to the phenomenal field as they experience and perceive it, which suggests that what a person perceives will be influenced by past experiences. Second we have the best point from which to understand behavior is the person’s internal frame of reference, which proposes since each person’s perception is unique, it can only be understood from the person’s internal frame of reference. The third explains that people tend to behave in a manner consistent …show more content…
Person-centered and child-centered are interchangeable. It is a natural form of communication and an expression of creativity linked to learning, coping and self-realization (Nystul 2016). The role of the counselor is similar to that in person-centered counseling. The counselor gains acceptance and trust from the child, and provides a genuine understanding of what the child is experiencing. He or she then shows the child they are worthy of respect no matter what. Children need not to be judged, or hindered, they need to be free to explore and express their feelings in a healthy environment. The counselor should be able to interpret what the child is going through based on how they are playing. For example if a child is playing aggressively with a toy, the counselor should ask if anything is bothering them today. Play therapy allows the aggressive child to become more loving and self- assured, a shy child to overcome their fears, a child with a lack of self-confidence is able to focus on his strengths and build up self-respect. The possibilities are endless. The benefits of play therapy immeasurable. In 1986 Virginia Axline published a book called Dibs in Search of Self, this book documented her year-long play therapy sessions with a little boy named Dibs. When Dibs first walked into her office he did not speak, did not