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Wednesday 12 August 2015

Play Therapy- Adore, Amuse, Communicate

There are many kind of disabilities that can affect a child. Parents often fail to understand those kids, their requirements and recognize their needs. Therapists and counselors are the angels in disguise in this regard. They use alternative therapies while treating these children to understand their sensibility. 


Children with disabilities face a variety of medical procedures during their young lives that are specially designed for their overall development. Play Therapy is one of those. Itis a form of counseling that uses playing activities to communicate with and help children, to prevent or resolve psychosocial challenges. This is thought to help them towards better social integration, growth and development, emotional modulation, and trauma resolution.

Children who are particularly vulnerable to feelings of inadequacy, low self-esteem, and feelings of anxiety demand intense medical needs and utmost care.  Play Therapy addresses requirements that include emotional and behavioral adjustment needs of children related to acting out aggressive behaviors, family and relationship issues, domestic violence, abuse, academic performance, and reduction of stress and anxiety

Given the opportunity to work with play media and a trained counselor, children with physical disabilities, communication related disabilities, and chronic medical illnesses may find solace in being able to express their emotions and tell their stories through work with play therapy materials. Particularly, children with disabilities may find strength in developing a sense of self-esteem, autonomy, and competency as well as mastering certain physical and social skills through the use of play therapy). Non-directive and directive approaches to play therapy procedures can allow the child with a disability to interact with his or her environment in a meaningful way, experience enhanced social interactions, develop new skills, and be fully a child.

Play therapy is useful because these differently abled children don’t have the vocabulary to describe what has happened in their lives or what they feel. So using toys gives them the tools that they readily understand to work through the issues they’re struggling with. Experts say play therapy is often perfect for kids because the techniques provide children with a developmentally appropriate means to communicate while also enabling them to work through tough times at least partially on their own. 

Society for Welfare of Children has responsible professional play therapists who treat the children with utmost compassion. So parents seeking professional counseling for their children, SFWOC is the destination with solution.