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…
Read MoreYou’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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreJackie 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
Read MoreUnlocking 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.”…
Read MoreUtilizing the Virtual Sandtray App to Foster Self-Care and Healing- Guest Blog
Rachel Altvater, PsyD, RPT-S When the world shut down at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, I worked hard to assure that my clients had continuity of care, my community had ample support, and my colleagues had a sense of direction. I learned over the years that I jump into action in times of crisis.…
Read MoreUnlocking Growth in Autism Spectrum Clients through Technology and Play – Guest Blog, Part II
Building Relationship, Gaining Understanding, and Encouraging Expression of Thoughts and Feelings, Part 2/3 Kevin Hull, Ph.D., RPT The play therapist and Gregory are playing Minecraft and Gregory has put the therapist into a trap and the therapist has to figure a way to get out. Gregory has explained to the therapist that the idea of…
Read MoreUnlocking Growth in Autism Spectrum Clients through Technology and Play – Guest Blog
Part 1/3 Kevin B. Hull, Ph.D., RPT Gregory enters the therapy room briskly and flops into the bean bag chair. “Hurry up and get your iPad” he says to the therapist, “I have a bunch of new stuff to show you! The therapist gets his iPad and opens the Minecraft app and joins Gregory…
Read MoreAn Effective Method For Children Suffering From Bullying – Guest Blog
Applying Technology Integrated Multimodal Play Therapy, Part 3/3 Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S Continued from blog post #2 The client is asked to develop the bullying story that they had portrayed and to act it out with the Thera-Tool™ Figure and other props. The therapist can witness and/or participate depending on the client’s choice and…
Read MoreAn 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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