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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

What is it?Post traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects both adults and children after they experience a traumatic event. It is not inherited or a genetic disorder. Traumatic events affect people in many different ways and depending on a person’s ability to cope with these events they may develop PTSD.

PrevalenceAccording to the Canadian Mental Health Association his disorder can affects 1 in 10 people including children.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Causes Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop when they experience a traumatic or stressful event that effects them psychologically.

Children can development PTSD through experiencing different situations or events that impact them negatively, for example child abuse, poverty, sudden loss of a loved one, witnessing violence, rape etc. While different situations and events can impact a child negatively, so can being exposed to parents or other family members are suffering from the disorder.

What does it look like in children?The following symptoms were found on Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre.

Early Childhood fear of strangers families or

situations more alert to the

environment easily startled anxiously paranoia regressing developmental

skills. Other physical symptoms

are headaches, stomach aches, pains and potential sleeping disturbances.

Later Childhood they may gain negative

views of the world mood changes loss of interests in activities

which were once enjoyed impulsive thinking loss of trust difficulty concentrating separation anxiety.

Treatments for PTSD

Intervention Approaches

• Play therapy• Group therapy • Cognitive behavioural

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Play Therapy What is it ?

Play therapy is accepted and acknowledged as a respected approached in working with children that may have emotional or behavioural difficulties or who have experienced a troubling event. Several studies have been conducted to support the positive benefits of play therapy.Play therapy is viewed as a beneficial method in working with children that are experiencing difficulties within the home, daycare, school, or community. This method of therapy provides the child with the opportunity to play out his or her own feelings and thoughts without having the child have to explain themselves like in regular adult therapy.

History

Play therapy has been around and studied for many years. As far back as 429-347 B.C. Greek philosophers began to discover that play is the best way to uncover and understand a child’s thoughts, emotions, and development. . In 1909 the prestigious psychologist Sigmund Freud published a case on the therapeutic use of play therapy entitled “Little Hans” (Childs work, 2012). In the 1900’s two main styles of play therapy emerged, these are referred to as

the directive and non-directive approach.

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How is it implemented?

Things to concerned

• Play therapy must be delivered by a certified play therapist.

• Consistence is ESSENTIAL for the therapy to be effective

• Every child reacts differently to Play Therapy and there is no knowing how long it will take for the therapy to be therapeutic.

There are two styles of implementing Play Therapy

1) Directive• Where the therapist directs the theme and style of play

2) Non-Directive• Where the child is in complete control of the play

Play Therapy Evidence based?

Yes and No

There are two schools of thought on whether play therapy is evidenced based or not.

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Play Therapy Strengths

Draw backs

• Play is widely accepted as the best way to teach young children and to help with their development.

• Can help guide a child’s development in all areas.• Play therapy provides a safe space for emotional expression• Nurtures the child’s ability to make decisions and accept

responsibility not only for the thoughts and feelings but also for their actions

• Also helps to foster the child’s ability to build and maintain trusting relationships

• help to educate the parents on how to play with their child which provides them with knowledge needed to aid their child in the future.

• The cost involved • Length of time• Currently no government initiatives for

supporting families • Other sources do not provide funding• Choosing a therapist• Must be culturally sensitive

Play Therapy Our role as resource consultants

Child Care

• We CAN NOT deliver Play Therapy• We play a supportive role• Directed by the agency we work for• Educate families• Explain to a family how to research• We should NOT recommend a specific

agency or therapist.

Families

• Must have family’s consent• Educate educators• Explain why the family is accessing Play

Therapy• Teach them how to support play therapy• Can support the centre with the typical

service delivery

• Regesh • www.creativecounceling101.com• http://

therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?city=Toronto&state=ON&spec=312

Who is Play Therapy for?

Where to get Play therapy

Children with • Social/Emotional Concerns• Anxiety disorders• Witness to Traumatic Event• Behavioural Concerns

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Things to Remember

• Must be delivered by a certified therapist

• Can help all areas of development

• Its all about consistency and building a trusting relationship

• Must be culturally sensitive

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Play Therapy Reference

AIPC Article Library. (2001). Directive vs non-directive therapy. Retrieved from http://www.aipc.net.au/articles/directive-vs-non-directive-play-therapy/ British Association Of Play Therapists. (2013). Information for parents and careers. Retrieved from http://www.bapt.info/whatispt.htm Canadian Association For Child And Play Therapy. (2014). About Play Therapy

Retrieved from http://www.cacpt.com/site/ Health, K. (2009). The Play Therapy Room: supporting healing and growth.

Retrieved fromhttp://theplaytherapyroom.com/  Roban, Whitney. (2012). Child’s Work Child’s Play: The history of play therapy. Retrieved from http://www.childswork.com/blog/2012/10/the-history-of-play-therapy/  Rye, N. (2008). International encyclopedia of rehabilitation: child-centred family play therapist.  Webb, N. (2011). School pschology international: Play therapy for bereaved

children, adaptingstrategies to community, school and home settings.

Yeugster, K. (2014). Is your child struggling with behaviour problems or emotional difficulties? Retrieved from http://www.kathyeugster.com/

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