Play Therapy

Play Therapy can progress after an assessment of therapeutic need has established this is the right intervention for the child and legal consents have been received. The intervention is an eight-phased process;

* Phase One - Information Gathering
* Phase Two - Development of Psychodynamic formulation and hypotheses
* Phase Three - Preparation of parent/carer, agreement and consent at parent/carers home. Review hypotheses
* Phase Four - Engagement, rapport building and basic agreement with the child at child's home. Review hypotheses
* Phase Five - Assessment sessions at this point if appropriate.
* Phase Six - Play therapy sessions in blocks of eight weekly sessions in the playroom
* Phase Seven - Review and review of hypotheses (further blocks of 8 and review until closure)
* Phase eight - Ending, closure and evaluation

Whilst the initial meetings with the Parent/ carer and the child are at their respective homes, the play therapy itself will be conducted in an appropriate therapeutic space.

The sessions are undertaken at the same time, on the same day at the same venue, in the same room, for the same period of time until the intervention is complete.

A parent/carer or professional must bring the child and the best attempts must be made for it to be the same person. We expect the child's escort to remain in the building until the session has ended. We will not see unaccompanied children or children sent alone in a taxi.