Social workers are trained to start where the client is. You have a responsibility to use language and interventions that are respectful of your clients developmental and emotional level. But what if your client is a child? How can you start from the childs point of reference?
In this Assignment, you identify the play therapy strategies evident in the case of Elle (found in your Learning Resources). You also engage in self-reflection and discuss your level of comfort with providing play therapy.
Review the Case of Elle from this weeks Learning Resources.
Submit a 2- to 3-page paper addressing the following:
1. Briefly summarize the key aspects of the case.
2. Identify the direct and indirect play therapy strategies employed and explain how they differ.
3. Discuss why you would or why you would not be comfortable providing play therapyconsider both direct and indirect approaches.
References:
ebb, N. B. (2019). Social work practice with children (4th ed.). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
Chapter 7, Individual Play Therapy
Brezinka, V. (2014). Computer games supporting cognitive behaviour therapy in children. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 19(1), 100110. doi: 10.1177/1359104512468288
Davis, E. S., & Pereira, J. K. (2014). Child-centered play therapy: A creative approach to culturally competent counseling. Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 9(2), 262274. doi:10.1080/15401383.2014.892863
Taylor, D. D., & Bratton, S. C. (2014). Developmentally appropriate practice: Adlerian play therapy with preschool children. The Journal of Individual Psychology, 70(3), 205219.
Document: Working With Children and Families: The Case of Elle (PDF)
Grading Rubic:
1. Paper fully addresses all instruction prompts.
2. Paper demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts and key points presented in the text(s) and Learning Resources. Paper provides significant detail including multiple relevant examples, evidence from the readings and other sources, and discerning ideas. Paper demonstrates exemplary critical thought.
