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Counsellors will choose the most appropriate play therapy approach according to the child's needs. Our counsellors is specialized in.

  • Child Centered Play Therapy developed by an American psychologist Virginia Axline (1969)
 
  • Theraplay developed by an American psychologist Ann M. Jernburg (1967)
 
  • Directive Play Therapy developed by an American Certified Play Therapist Professor Norma Leben (1993)
 
  • Sandplay Therapy developed by a Swiss psychotherapist Dora Kalff (1960)


Play therapy Process

Counsellors would conduct parent consultation and play assessment before the first play therapy session to understand parents' concerns.
Each play therapy session lasts for about 30 to 45 minutes, with another 15 minutes of parent consultation, targeting to release parental stress and transfer of parenting skills.
Play therapist would conduct the play therapy session with the child in a playroom in a one-to-one or one-to-one-family format.
Play therapy helps children handle their emotional, social and behavioral problems.
 

ENT Laser – A Decade of Excellence

  • Our play therapy team was established since 2009. Our Counsellors all attained Master level of Couselling in the University of Hong Kong.
  • We are the one and only organizer who was honoured to invite Dr. Evangeline Munns, Registered Play Therapy Supervisor of Association for Play Therapy to Hong Kong to hold workshop for mental health professionals. Dr. Munns was named as one of the Top Five Play Therapist in Canada.
  • Dr. Munn’s course organized by our centre was approved by Association for Play Therapy (APT)and eligible to obtain play therapy credit hours.

What is Play therapy?

Play Therapy is a treatment approach particularly suitable for children to handle their emotional, social and behavioral problems. Counsellors provide an atmosphere with acceptance, empathy and security in the therapy process.
When children experience emotional problems, or when things begin to bother them, they do not have the vocabulary or the insights of adults to talk about them. It is often manifested as different behavioral or social problems, or even physical discomfort.
Therapy for children therefore is held in a playroom where children can demonstrate their problems to the therapist. Children can freely use toys selected by counsellors, to play out their thoughts and feelings. When children experience being understood, being accepted and feeling secured, they are more likely to fully express and explore their feelings, thoughts experiences and behaviors, for optimal growth and development.
 

Objectives of Play Therapy (Landreth, 2002) 

Counsellors believe that every child has the tendency to achieve self-actualization, when an appropriate environment is provided. Such environment allows children to
  • Develop a more positive self-concept.
  • Assume greater self-responsibility.
  • Become more self-directing.
  • Become more self-accepting.
  • Become more self-reliant.
  • Engage in self-determined decision making.
  • Experience a feeling of control.
  • Become sensitive to the process of coping.
  • Develop an internal source of evaluation.
  • Become more trusting of himself.

Our Counsellors

Dr. Landreth, an internationally known pioneer in play therapy, recommended play therapists to finish at least master-level play therapy training and supervised clinical practicum, to ensure treatment effectiveness.
Our play therapist has received professional training in play therapy and counselling, and was awarded Master of Social Sciences (Counselling) at the University of Hong Kong. During the study, our play therapist received 1-year intensive play therapy training and supervised practicum. She was familiar in children's psychological, emotional, behavioral and social development. In particular, she was experienced in working with children with developmental problems and children with family problems.
Out center's play therapist also holds a speech therapy degree, she has been working in the field of child development for years. With extensive professional knowledge, children and parents will be receiving the optimal care and intervention.

Targets and the effectiveness of play therapy

Play Therapy is suitable for children aged 3 to 12 (for children under 3 may consider Filial Therapy or Theraplay). Both typically developing children and children with special needs can benefit from play therapy. Vast number of research studies has indicated that play therapy is effective for children experiencing a wide range of emotional, behavioral, social and learning problems, including:

  1. Typically developing children with emotional, behavioral, social or learning problems.
  2. Behavioral and developmental disorders, e.g. attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), developmentally delay, academic and social developmental, physical and learning disabilities, autism or pervasive developmental disorder, and conduct disorders.
  3. Problems related to life stressors, e.g. parental separation and divorce, death, relocation, hospitalization, chronic illness, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, and natural disasters.