Fill in the Blank(s)
_____ skills are also enhanced as children engage in play.
Social
_____ serves as a developmentally appropriate means of communication for children?
Play
What are two purposes of setting limits?
Protect the child, protect the therapist, protect the toys, anchor the session to reality, structure the session
Name 3 theories of play therapy
Cognitive-behavioral, Adlerian, Gestalt, Theraplay, Client-centered, Sandplay
________ therapy is a form of play therapy that allows children the sensory experience of manipulating figures to create a subjective world.
Sandplay
According to Schaefer, using what kind of play during role-playing allows children to try on different roles and try out alternate behaviors?
Pretend
You notice during a standoff with Tommy, that he is aiming a loaded dart gun at the two-way mirror. Tommy has been firing the dart gun throughout the session, so you believe that a limit should be set to protect the playroom. How do you go about setting this limit?
"Tommy, I know you really want to shoot that mirror, but the mirror is not for shooting."
** There could be a number of correct answers.
_____ are frequently incorporated into play therapy sessions to enable children to project their own feelings and ideas during spontaneous role-playing to help explore their emotions.
Puppets
______-_______ provides children the ability to develop empathy as an attempt to understand the people in their lives.
Role-playing
True or false. When it comes to choices, it is important to give big choices to little kids, and little choices to big kids
False, you give little choices to little kids and big choices to big kids
According to a an American Academy of Pediatrics, ____ stimulates creativity and imagination, enhances physical growth and agility, and promotes intellectual and emotional stability.
Play
The use of what kind of play allows children to learn more about themselves and their view of the world?
Fantasy
Emotions and behaviors are determined by how we view the world is a belief that ______________ believe.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapists
The focus of ______ therapy is to assist parents (can also include caregivers) in facilitating non-directive play therapy sessions with their own children.
Filial
This type of play gives children a sense of power and mastery that is not possible in their real world.
Fantasy play
Emily is set on watching the new episode of SpongeBob Squarepants that is set to air this afternoon. You walk by her room and you notice that she has not picked up her toys from earlier this morning like you asked. How would you use choice giving for this scenario?
"Emily, if you choose to clean up your toys from this morning, you choose to watch the new episode of SpongeBob. If you choose not to clean up your toys, you choose to not watch SpongeBob"
** Other examples are also acceptable