Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Essay

The topic covered in class went through the concepts of “Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy”. This type of therapy is more focused on attaining certain goals, such as teaching children other forms to behaving in where the child and the therapist choose the activities via play. Play is the natural way for children to know what is around them, and it shows them how to deal with certain situations that they may be feeling conflicted about. I believe with the usage of “Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy”, the child would be able to focus on problem solving and on positive thinking. An example of positive thinking would be on what we discussed in class; called “Lose the Bruise”. I thought this method was quite interesting and useful to hear about. I think the method is something that can help a child’s …show more content…
My mother used to babysit the toddler, when the mother was not able to take care of her for the reason that she had to make an emergency errand elsewhere. Once the toddler would arrive at my house, she would be so happy and joyful about the toys/dolls I would have in my closet from when I was much younger, but the instant she saw her mother start to head out, she would start crying hysterically, because she did not want her mother to leave. After her mother would leave, we would try to calm he down, and she would resume to being happy, and jumpy- like any three year old. I noticed this to be an insure attachment – for the reason that she would instantly cry when her mother would leave, and she would ignore her mother once she would arrive to pick her up. This may be because she felt not only abandoned by her, but because this was probably not the only time she had left her child for long periods of time, which also understandable because she also worked long hours at her job, and she had a babysitter to pick her up from