Does My Child Need Play Therapy?
Throughout their journey, most children go through challenging times, such as school adjustment, low learning motivation, family conflict and difficulties in making friends. Some children need more help than others to get through these times.
If you are concerned about your child’s emotions and behaviors, play therapy can help. It is the most appropriate treatment for helping your child work through difficult times and helping you gain a better understanding of what your child is going through.
Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) (Age: 3-10)
Child-Centered Play Therapy is a therapeutic and evidence-based intervention designed for children who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, and relational challenges.
In CCPT, children are allowed to self-explore, express their inner emotions and experiences through play in a safe and nurturing environment. By experiencing fully accepting and empathic understanding from the therapist, children can play out the experiences of their inner worlds in sessions which facilitates them process their negative emotions and unresolved issues.
The expected outcomes of CCPT include decreased symptomatic behaviors and improvement in overall functioning.
Child-Centered Group Play Therapy (CCGPT) (Age: 3-10)
Child-Centered Group Play Therapy (CCGPT) is an evidence-based intervention for children who are experiencing challenges in peer relationships, making friends, sibling relationships and social skills.
In CCGPT, the therapist facilitates an environment which allows children to experience freely with self-directions and interpersonal decisions. Within the therapeutic relationship, children will learn new social skills and conflict resolution skills through their social interactions with 2-3 group members in the sessions.
The expected outcomes of CCGPT include improvement in the capability of building connections, collaboration and problem-solving.
Parenting Service
Parenting Consultation
If you are struggling with your child’s behavioral or emotional concerns or experiencing parenting stress, our parenting consultation is designed for you. Through the consultation, you are expected to gain a comprehensive understanding of your child’s needs, and to develop effective parenting strategies for your child with our therapist. The outcome will be building up a secure and nurturing relationship with your child.
Child-Parent Relation Therapy (CPRT)
Parent or caregiver involvement and collaboration are essential to the play therapy process. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) is for parents who would like to build strong connections with their child and to understand their child’s developmental needs.
In CPRT, parents learn specific parenting skills based on the principles and techniques of CCPT to build a secure attachment with their child and understand their child’s underlying needs beyond the behavioral symptoms. Parents implement the skills in weekly play sessions with their child and receive supportive feedback on their skills from a registered play therapist in a group environment.
The expected outcomes of CPRT include gaining better understanding of your child’s emotional and behavioral needs, and effective parenting skills and responses to meet those needs.
This approach can also be modified as needed to work with parents individually or to address specific concerns.
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