Play Therapy: Recent Comments

Comment on Eleven Warning Signs of Mental Illness in Children & Adolescents

2012-01-10T02:46:15Z

The warning sign s can be used as a guide for parents when monitoring their children but it is still best to rely on the expertise of professional therapists in order to avoid subjective assessment.

Comment on Therapeutic Storytelling

2012-01-02T20:27:00Z

I liked the article.

Comment on No sand tray? No problem!

2011-12-29T09:38:38Z

I am so pleased to find this tip about using rice in a sand tray. I work in Japan at a US Navy base and have longed for sand for our sand tray at the office. We are under budget cuts again--we have been promised several times over the last two years that we could order sand! Unfortunately, it always gets cut from the budget. Now I can buy my own inexpensive rice instead of ordering sand! Thanks so much for posting!

Comment on No sand tray? No problem!

2011-12-26T22:37:31Z

My name is Dr. Michelle Stangline and I teach Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy at Mercer University in Atlanta, Ga. I am also a school counselor and private therapist.

Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy truly work! I use both with my clients and students. Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy make me a more effective therapist and school counselor.

My clients and students truly benefit from these types of therapies. I see the healing process happen at a much faster rate. As a therapist, I can go deeper into therapy with these techniques.

My students in graduate school also see the benefits of Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy. They feel that they are more prepared to work with clients when they learn these valuable techniques!

Every counseling student should learn Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy, especially if they work with children! Please do not work with children until you have had at least one class in Play Therapy and Sand Tray Therapy. You will also want to become a lifelong learner in these techniques to become an effective therapist!

Michelle Stangline, Ed.D., L.P.C., C.P.C.S.

Comment on Eleven Warning Signs of Mental Illness in Children & Adolescents

2011-12-19T07:39:39Z

this post is very useful especially for parents who suspect their kids to have mental illness. while treatment starts with properly recognizing the symptoms, immediate counselling is also needed.

Comment on Pick-Up-Sticks

2011-12-02T04:51:29Z

This information was very insightful. Thank you for sharing. Will definitely make use of the information provided.

Comment on Bop Bags and Aggression Toys

2011-11-02T19:59:01Z

I am looking for aggression relief toys for pscy inmates. I agree with the outcomes in the article. This would be a bad idea for my population. I am glad to see someone else is also seeing that "getting it out" can also be rehersal and emotional escalation.

Thanks for your comments. Have you taken a look at Anger Resolution Therapy, with Newton Hightower? I've also found that a lot of my young adult clients like the game, From Rage to Reason. Gary

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2011-10-24T16:52:14Z

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Comment on Family Portrait Intervention Technique

2011-10-08T13:31:52Z

My college students at Sheridan College use all of the above books as a resource for a group assignment on therapeutic activities with children and youth.

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2011-07-02T12:11:16Z

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