October Play Therapy Wrap-Up
Here's some highlights from all of the articles and resources I've gathered this month for MyPlayTherapyPage.com.
-Perhaps the biggest news is the recently-released results of a ten year study of the overall impact of play therapy, about which I posted a blog earlier this month. You can read a short summary here, but the full report is a must-read for any play therapist.
-"A weed will grow anywhere," Hankin said, "but if you're an orchid, you're probably more reactive and responsive to your environment. If you have a really negative, punishing environment, you're probably not going to grow up to be a beautiful orchid." This is a very interesting article on nature vs nurture.
-The Calgary Herald had two eye-opening articles about the treatment of mental health issues in Canadian schools. The first reveals that only one in four children receive proper treatment, and the second looks at the complicated-but-significant relationship between family income and children's mental health.
-Helping children deal with the grief of losing a loved one can be very difficult from a therapeutic standpoint. This is a moving article about one school counselor's experience at a camp for children dealing with grief.
-Logical fallacies are easy to fall for and important to avoid as a psychologist. Here are 22 types of logical fallacies in psychology, a very handy reference that might take you back to your college days. It also might be helpful to you as the election season heats up.
-The effects of bullying on children has been in the news for a while now, and this CNN study takes an interesting look at the reasons children bully their peers, suggesting that it's not so simple as the big preying on the small, but has much more to do with vying for social status. I also came across this straightforward and useful article about how to recognize and manage aggression in children.
-This is a touching story about a disrupted adoption, abandonment issues, and the ways a child copes. Find more adoption articles here.
-There hasn't been much sand play therapy news lately, but here's a review of Grace Hong's book Sandplay Therapy Research and Practice, and another for Working With Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma: The Power of Play edited by Eliana Gil. Read more book reviews here.
For all of this month's Play Therapy news click here. And don't forget to check out upcoming play therapy workshops and conferences.
Hope everyone has a great November!
-Perhaps the biggest news is the recently-released results of a ten year study of the overall impact of play therapy, about which I posted a blog earlier this month. You can read a short summary here, but the full report is a must-read for any play therapist.
-"A weed will grow anywhere," Hankin said, "but if you're an orchid, you're probably more reactive and responsive to your environment. If you have a really negative, punishing environment, you're probably not going to grow up to be a beautiful orchid." This is a very interesting article on nature vs nurture.
-The Calgary Herald had two eye-opening articles about the treatment of mental health issues in Canadian schools. The first reveals that only one in four children receive proper treatment, and the second looks at the complicated-but-significant relationship between family income and children's mental health.
-Helping children deal with the grief of losing a loved one can be very difficult from a therapeutic standpoint. This is a moving article about one school counselor's experience at a camp for children dealing with grief.
-Logical fallacies are easy to fall for and important to avoid as a psychologist. Here are 22 types of logical fallacies in psychology, a very handy reference that might take you back to your college days. It also might be helpful to you as the election season heats up.
-The effects of bullying on children has been in the news for a while now, and this CNN study takes an interesting look at the reasons children bully their peers, suggesting that it's not so simple as the big preying on the small, but has much more to do with vying for social status. I also came across this straightforward and useful article about how to recognize and manage aggression in children.
-This is a touching story about a disrupted adoption, abandonment issues, and the ways a child copes. Find more adoption articles here.
-There hasn't been much sand play therapy news lately, but here's a review of Grace Hong's book Sandplay Therapy Research and Practice, and another for Working With Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma: The Power of Play edited by Eliana Gil. Read more book reviews here.
For all of this month's Play Therapy news click here. And don't forget to check out upcoming play therapy workshops and conferences.
Hope everyone has a great November!
Posted by Gary at 10/29/2011 12:11 PM 
Categories: sandplay, Play Therapy, aggression, Loss, grief, feelings, bereavement, Bullying, ADHD, play therapy news, training, Workshops, Social Skills, Play Therapy Games
Tags: play therapy news Play Therapy bullying conflict resolution workshops
Categories: sandplay, Play Therapy, aggression, Loss, grief, feelings, bereavement, Bullying, ADHD, play therapy news, training, Workshops, Social Skills, Play Therapy Games
Tags: play therapy news Play Therapy bullying conflict resolution workshops
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