Play Therapy Theories – Flashcards

Freud-Little Hans, indirect, talked to father about play Hug-Hellmuth-first psychoanalytic therapist to use play therapy directly with children Anna Freud-used play therapy to build a relationship with the child; play NOT symbolic Melanie Klein-believed that play is a child's natural medium of expression, equated play to adult verbalization, play reveals the subconscious Jung-Split from Freud in 1912; found that play gave him a way to express troubled emotions Lowenfield-developed sand play, took Jung's ideas to sand play, brought parents into play

Virginia Axline-8 Basic principles (warm relationship, accepting, environment of permissiveness, attention and reflection of feelings, child's ability to solve problems, follow the child, never rush therapy, and only essential limits

Clark Moustakas-relationship play therapy was established as a reaction away from psychoanalytic theory, the vehicle for change is the relationship between the counselor and the child

Garry Landreth-most frequently used approach among play therapists, all people have the innate tendency to move in a positive direction toward self-actualization, a complete therapeutic system

Bernard and Louise Guerney-used to teach parents how to work directly with their own children, developed using concepts from child-centered play therapy

Gestalt play therapy; emphasis on the "what", not "why"

Theraplay; intrusive, directive, used with RADS kids

Ecosystems play therapy, based on Bronfenbrenner, directive, interprets to the child

Developmental play therapy, lots of touch, lotion, rocking, also for RADS kids

Adlerian play therapy, assumes the child is discouraged and needs to belong

Cognitive-behavioral play therapy, structured, directive, problem-centered not child-centered

Prescriptive play therapy, eclectic, uses a technique based on the child and the problem