Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child-Centered Play Therapy

This is the second of a six-part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this second part, I review the Foundations of Play Therapy: Philosophy of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the first part addressing, specifically, the philosophies of play therapy.   Download the slides PDF here: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com/fapt   Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me: brenna@thekidcounselor.com   References: Cochran, N., Nordling,

This is the first of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. These next six podcasts are a pre-cursor to the content in future episodes. In this first part, I give an introduction, tell my story about how I got into play therapy, introduce the Child-Centered Play Therapy Model, and then I give a short history of child-centered play therapy.   Download the slides PDF here: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com/fapt   Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me:

In this episode, I move from "Why Play?" into specifically why play therapy works so well for kids. I encourage you to get the book Child-Centered Play Therapy by Rise VanFleet, et al, as well as foundational, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship by Garry Landreth. Many of the topics I discuss from these books, as well as stories, examples, and case studies from my practice.   Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me: brenna@thekidcounselor.com

In this episode we start with the fundamental question, why play? I know there may be seasoned play therapists that listen to this, but whether you are new to play therapy, or experienced, we start our journey into play therapy explaining why play is critical to the well-being of kids. There's something in this episode for everyone, so let's start with play, and then in the next episode we'll focus in on "Why Play Therapy?"   Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me:

In this first episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I talk about my vision for the podcast and where we will go along this journey together. Consider this podcast like a Masterclass of Child-Centered Play Therapy. My goal is to equip you to be knowledgable and effective, and inspire you to be the best play therapist you can be. Thank you for joining me on this podcast journey!   Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me: brenna@thekidcounselor.com