June/July Play Therapy Wrap-Up
It's been a while since I posted a monthly wrap-up of all the stuff I've found while gathering articles and resources for MyPlayTherapyPage.com, but I'm going to try to start doing it at the end of every month. Be sure to check in! Here are some highlights for the past couple of months, but stop by MyPlayTherapyPage.com for more:
-Over the past two months I've posted suggestions and guidelines for several different play therapy interventions such as Hangman, Pick-Up Sticks, and my own personal therapeautic tweakings of classics like Candyland and The Cootie Game. Here's a list of a few other engaging activities for children from the Australian Institute of Professional Counselors.
-A reader of our blog sent us this very comprehensive ADHD resource with links to articles on everything from diagnosis to diet.
-Among the greatest tragedies of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan this past March are the many children who lost their parents in the disaster. To help these children cope, the Japan Comimittee for UNICEF and the Japan Association for Play Therapy are instructing nursery school teachers on ways to heal these children in their bereavement.
-Jill Weadick continues her Sandtray Building Adventure on YouTube. I'm enjoying her insights and observations on the more spiritual aspects of sandtray therapy.
-Could roughhousing be beneficial for children? Two doctors think so, and they've written an illustrated guide to health horseplay.
-Therapists at Sydney University recently did some research on ADHD children and their ability to pick up on social cues.
-Here's a humorous piece by an American Literature professor in which he applies the diagnostic model to classic literary characters. Could Gatsby's narcissism be curable?
-Earlier this year I posted an interesting article about phototherapy, an intervention in which personal snapshots and family photos are used "as catalysts for therapeutic communication." I like the idea of utilizing the strange power of a captured image to bring about the expression of feelings. The Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center in Pennsylvania is adding an element of art therapy to this idea with its Through Your Lens Project in which sex abuse victims use the camera as a means of expression, discussion, and healing.
-It appears that eating disorders among young children are on the rise, possibly in response to constant media coverage of the childhood obesity problem. Here's an interesting and alarming report from the American Psychological Association.
-I seem to be seeing more and more anxious children and adolescents in my practice, so I found this article particularly insightful.
-It's hard to believe we're still debating corporal punishment in this country despite the staggering amount of evidence of it's negative effects. Sadly, there are still school districts and private schools in Texas that allow it.
Find a comprehensive list of June/July news stories here.
Looking for training opportunities? Check out our resource page for a list of upcoming events across the country.
Have you liked ChildTherapyToys on facebook yet? We've been posting great articles like the ones above and, even better, daily specials and other great discount opportunities. You can follow us on twitter as well (@childtherapytoy).
Please let me know if there's any news, events, or resources that might have slipped by me. And for information on parenting or special education, check out our sister sites MyParentingPage.com and MySpecialEd-504Page.com.
Have a cool August, everyone!
-Over the past two months I've posted suggestions and guidelines for several different play therapy interventions such as Hangman, Pick-Up Sticks, and my own personal therapeautic tweakings of classics like Candyland and The Cootie Game. Here's a list of a few other engaging activities for children from the Australian Institute of Professional Counselors.
-A reader of our blog sent us this very comprehensive ADHD resource with links to articles on everything from diagnosis to diet.
-Among the greatest tragedies of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan this past March are the many children who lost their parents in the disaster. To help these children cope, the Japan Comimittee for UNICEF and the Japan Association for Play Therapy are instructing nursery school teachers on ways to heal these children in their bereavement.
-Jill Weadick continues her Sandtray Building Adventure on YouTube. I'm enjoying her insights and observations on the more spiritual aspects of sandtray therapy.
-Could roughhousing be beneficial for children? Two doctors think so, and they've written an illustrated guide to health horseplay.
-Therapists at Sydney University recently did some research on ADHD children and their ability to pick up on social cues.
-Here's a humorous piece by an American Literature professor in which he applies the diagnostic model to classic literary characters. Could Gatsby's narcissism be curable?
-Earlier this year I posted an interesting article about phototherapy, an intervention in which personal snapshots and family photos are used "as catalysts for therapeutic communication." I like the idea of utilizing the strange power of a captured image to bring about the expression of feelings. The Sexual Assault Resource & Counseling Center in Pennsylvania is adding an element of art therapy to this idea with its Through Your Lens Project in which sex abuse victims use the camera as a means of expression, discussion, and healing.
-It appears that eating disorders among young children are on the rise, possibly in response to constant media coverage of the childhood obesity problem. Here's an interesting and alarming report from the American Psychological Association.
-I seem to be seeing more and more anxious children and adolescents in my practice, so I found this article particularly insightful.
-It's hard to believe we're still debating corporal punishment in this country despite the staggering amount of evidence of it's negative effects. Sadly, there are still school districts and private schools in Texas that allow it.
Find a comprehensive list of June/July news stories here.
Looking for training opportunities? Check out our resource page for a list of upcoming events across the country.
Have you liked ChildTherapyToys on facebook yet? We've been posting great articles like the ones above and, even better, daily specials and other great discount opportunities. You can follow us on twitter as well (@childtherapytoy).
Please let me know if there's any news, events, or resources that might have slipped by me. And for information on parenting or special education, check out our sister sites MyParentingPage.com and MySpecialEd-504Page.com.
Have a cool August, everyone!
Posted by Gary at 7/31/2011 11:16 AM 
Categories: Play Therapy, Art Therapy, ADHD, Executive Functioning, resources, Play therapy toys, training, Workshops, play therapy news, Play Therapy Games, sandtray therapy
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Categories: Play Therapy, Art Therapy, ADHD, Executive Functioning, resources, Play therapy toys, training, Workshops, play therapy news, Play Therapy Games, sandtray therapy
Tags: child therapy play therapist Play Therapy play therapy articles play therapy news sandtray workshops therapy games
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