Play therapy as part of the PTUK is a proven therapy that is becoming a recognised part of the mainstream primary education with measurable benefits;
It helps a child grow in a positive manner.
Children find it hard to talk about their feelings.
So this is a non-directive approach, where the child takes the lead through the whole process. The therapist becomes more direct only when the child is in character or using some form of make-believe play. This play reflects their life.
Play Therapy is a major method to help develop social and motor skills for children.
Deeper issues from the unconscious may eventually appear in the child's play, this again is part of the healing process, as they put their muddles in some sort of order, creating harmony.
In a safe, trusting therapeutic relationship children can express, explore and make sense of their feelings and difficulties through the creative mediums in the room, and will ultimately lead to positive emotional and behaviour changes.
