| Play
therapy is often used instead of "play
diagnosis". The term was used, along with children's
toys (play-houses, pets, dolls, etc) to help the
diagnostician to try to determine the cause of disturbed
behaviour in a child. Treatment therapists then used a
type of systematic desensitization |
or relearning
therapy to change the disturbing behaviour, either
systematically or in less formal social settings. However
the same processes can be used with any other pre-verbal,
non-verbal, or verbally-impaired persons, such as
slow-learners, brain-injured or drug- |
affected
persons. Mature adults usually need much "group
permission" before indulging in the relaxed
spontaneity of play therapy, so a very skilled group
worker is needed to deal with such guarded individuals. |
crazy interactive therapy