TOMMI: A virtual reality gaming experience for medical stress management in children – Guest Blog

By: Valentino Megale, Ph.D. Undergoing medical procedures and hospitalization is often a meaningful source of stressful experiences for paediatric patients such as anxiety, pain, social isolation, and uncertainty. The hospital setting ends up disrupting children’s life, removing from their daily routine the means they use to cope with risk, fear and unpleasant events. These aspects…

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You’ve got dragons…we all have dragons! – Guest Blog

By Tara Moser, LCSW, RPT-S, CAAPT-I You’ve got dragons…we all have dragons! Many of those dragons have shown up this year for so many of us. I love bibliotherapy. One of my must have books is Kathryn Cave’s “You’ve Got Dragons”. Children, teens, and adults all love and connect with this book in their own…

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The Merging of the Mind and Body: EMDR and the VSA – Guest Blog

Fiona Hill, MTS, MA, LPC Sandtray…..sand……tray…what comes up for you when you see these words? Hear these words?  Think these words?  Before March 2020 I would literally have feelings of excitement.  What about after March 2020?  Honestly, sadness.  I am a lover of sandtray and all the healing properties it affords.  When we all started…

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Jackie Flynn Podcast #78: The Profound Healing Power of Virtual Sand Tray Therapy with Jessica Stone Ph.D

Please check out this podcast! What a great time to speak with Jackie Flynn about telehealth, Digital Play Therapy, and the Virtual Sandtray App®©. Check it out here, along with so many other great speakers: https://playtherapycommunity.com/2020/09/29/78-the-profound-healing-power-of-virtual-sand-tray-therapy-with-jessica-stone-ph-d/?fbclid=IwAR13VjYjqYyUefhpqvAkML–DgdpjCLms0UdW5SyinCXpwYQg1r5_frHYfQ

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Unlocking Growth in Autism Spectrum Clients through Technology and Play – Guest Blog, Part III

Pulling Themes and Metaphors from Play Using Technology to Instill Self-Worth, Create Coping Skills, and Create Perspective-Taking, Part 3/3 Kevin Hull, Ph.D., RPT Gregory and his play therapist have been playing Minecraft over several sessions.  Gregory is diagnosed with ASD and struggles with feeling good about himself and often feels that he “isn’t good enough.”…

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An Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Guest Blog

Applying Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy – Part 2/3 Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S The purpose of this article is to explore Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy. All the steps can be integrated with technology in order to facilitate a client’s experience as a modality for change in the clinical setting. Introduction to Technology Integrated…

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