CHE 5640 - Play Therapy

(3-0-3) The course covers the importance of play in educational and therapeutic situations, discussion of play therapy theories and values of play techniques and play as therapeutic treatment. It is designed to provide a study of developmentally appropriate counseling interventions for children and adolescents with a focus on play as a concrete, natural medium of expression for children and its utilization for therapeutic purposes. The clinical relationship between therapist and child will be explored. Students will learn child‐centered skills to further develop that relationship in this course. Various play therapy theories & techniques and their rationales will be studied. Legal and ethical issues specific to play therapy, along with multicultural considerations will be discussed.

Prerequisites & Notes
CHE 5500, CHE 5510, CHE 5520, CHE 5530

Credits: 3

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CHE 5640 - Play Therapy