Play therapy does not have a specific age limit and different people of different ages can use this method of therapy; But the most effective use and effectiveness of play therapy is in children 3 to 12 years old. The following are the disorders that can be treated with play therapy.
🔹 Children who are facing chronic diseases or palliative care. They are neglected or abused.
🔹 Children who have learning disorders or a delay in their development process is observed.
🔸 Children who have behavioral problems at school or at home.
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🔹 Play therapy can be used to treat aggressive and angry children.
🔸 Children who have family problems and arguments in their families, are children of divorce, one or both parents have died. can be brought back to normal life with play therapy.
🔹 Children who are involved in natural accidents and accidents and have physical or mental problems.
🔸 Children who are involved in mental problems such as anxiety, depression and sadness.
🔹 children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism disorder (ASD).
🔸 to treat children who are eating or have trouble going to the toilet, play therapy is used.
اری Types of Game Therapy
Children play certain games according to their moods and characteristics. There are two types of play therapy that is performed with the aim of treating children's disorders and problems.
🔸🔹 Active play therapy
In active play therapy The therapist should enter the flow of the game and move the child to the direction that caused the problem. In this method, a number of toys are given to the child and he guides the game. Some children have behavioral problems after the birth of their second or third child. If the therapist wants to solve these problems with active play therapy, he must arouse the feelings of sadness, jealousy, anger and hatred in the child during the game so that these negative feelings are discharged during the game and do not appear in daily encounters with the newborn child.
🔸🔹 Passive play therapy (Stimulus situation)
In passive play therapy, the therapist does not play a role in the game and does not try to advance the game. Rather, a number of toys are given to the child to reduce the child's anxiety by playing. Inactive therapeutic games individually or in groups give appropriate training to the child.
In group games, the child learns to follow the rules of the group, to adapt and cooperate with others, to respect the turn of the game and from everyone. More importantly, he learns that collective success has priority over individual success. In some games, the therapist may also enter the group games, but he often plays the role of someone who watches the game from the outside.
