How play work?

Therapeutic play, (including play therapy) , is a well established discipline based upon a number of psychological theories. Recent research by PTUK, an organisation affiliated to PTI, suggests that 71% of the children referred to play therapy will show a positive change.

A safe, confidential and caring environment is created which allows the child to play with as few limits as possible but as many as necessary (for physical and emotional safety). This allows healing to occur on many levels following our natural inner trend towards health. Play and creativity operate on impulses from outside our awareness - the unconscious. No medication is used.

The therapist may reflect back to the child observations of what has happened during the session if this is felt to be appropriate. Above all the child is given “Special Time”. So often in modern life we never seem to have enough time to spend with our children - just playing, just being there for them. The child is given strategies to cope with difficulties they face in life and which they themselves cannot change. It provides a more positive view of their future life.

Sessions may last from typically 30 to 45 minutes. They may be with individual or groups of children. A variety of techniques - 'the Play Therapy Toolkit' are used according to the child’s wishes and the skills of the ‘therapist’. These may include: clay, art (drawing), music, movement, sand, etc...

The first recorded use of therapeutic play goes back to 1919 It is informed by a number of psychological theories. Probably the most important contributions to modern practice are the work of Virginia Axline and Violet Oaklander. Two major approaches are 'Non-directive play therapy' and 'Directive play therapy'. A skilled practitioner will adopt a mix of both approaches according to circumstances.

Play Therapy International has, through the work carried out by Play Therapy UK (PTUK), pioneered the development and use of a competency framework, as the foundation of a Profession Structure Model, to improve the understanding of exactly what a practitioner of therapeutic play does. A list of competencies for a Play Therapist provides further information.

resources: http://www.playtherapy.org/

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all of ALS members is working, doing co-operating and collaborate together to make this cook book alive.

i am working.... chasing after all

SWC: sandplay-6

This is front view of the sand play by SWC
Background: 10 years old, male, Chinese, youngest among 3 siblings, 1 elder sister 11 years old, study same school
referral: Parents - mother
Reason: being emotional abuse by teacher in primary school
Behavior: reluctant, and bad temper, lost control, and resist to go to school, now dare not to do any decision, and dependent on parents and sister
when go school, dare not asked teacher question and if there is homework not doing, he is not to asked.

client call this tray as: 阳光海边
meaning sunshine beach
there is wet and dry sand combination to this play.
the right bottom is a wet cycle sand, is actually a volcano
clients do make a tray before, and he related himself as volcano as he said he is easily angry, easily shouting... the water is cooling down him and there is a way out to the lake
infront of the lake, there is a coconut tree
next to coconut tree, there is a cocklat colout ox heading to the left to another tree.

next to the tree is a cactus
in front of cactus is a tortoise
the tortoise is facing to the cactus tree
then, the helikoter is in front os the tortoise



beside the left side,


there is a hole,


a star fish hide inside
and a fighter plan is park inside the hole





in front of the fighther plan, there is a blue dolphin
at the right hand side, there is a big prawn in red colour
at behind of the prawn, there is an island, which contain of a tree in this island.


This is no.6 session i am with this children. but using the sand and play, is third times


the children suffer from the teacher who is trying to make him embarassh in front of all the classmates, and also using the needle to impale him. the teacher used a banner to put on him and asked him to walked around at the school, with writing on "i am lazy worm" (in mandarin)

in addition, the teacher also read out his personal diary which suppose have to be personal, but the teacher make it as public and read out loudly in class


this time, in the play with this boy,
he is using the element of water and sand to create the play.
This is Volcano, the volcano appears 2nd time in this play. this volcano is angry volcano, but with the element of water, volcano is not going to explode.
there is a way out to the sea and the lake...
the volcano is not going to ruin the peaceful of the sunshine beach

confuse

discussion go into blur,
i am figuring out, and lost in Axis Mundi Mission..
is it power point presentation or is it a guideline to make a mini module on the guideline??
are we on the track?
the group like moving , like some is stuck...

have to do S.O.p....???
i m out of blue...
need some rest..
too tired...

i need some time...

Theng theng: safe and comfortable world

client's profile
THENG THENG small world play
16 years olad, female
father is alcoholic, having violence behavior, always hit and beat her up when she is small
mother had divorce with father since she is 3 years old, then mother go to USA to work, mother have new family there and once a while back to M'sia visit her

clients' staying with auntie and she felt not a members of this family
on age 12 years old, client start to stop schooling
involve in gengster, being gang rape by her "boy friends" when 14
for 2 years, she is living homeless untill she get her auntie and her auntie send her to Social Welfare Office, thinking of sending her into institution home.
That's How client come to me










there is a interesting background for this case. her father married again with a Thailand women and born a young baby boy
inside her world
she used bannister to build a wall in square
inside the bannister, she is standing in front of a house, there is an old man at the back of the house, behind the house there is a coconut tree,
there is a a boy who is in blue hat closed his eyes at the behind of the baby boy
then, in between HER (the mallaca girl), there is baby slightly behind her at back who is baby boy represent her step brother.

the zebra in metaphors (symbolic always is represent the darkness/devil; if i am not mistaken)
the client say they are good spirit inside her and make her feel safe and the domestic animal is a bit infront of her
the giraffe and the zebra is like protecting her in first sense

















client said: there is a green monster outside the bannister, and looking out for her
want to harm her
the snake is devil and there is a dinausar type tyrannosaurus
but the tyrannosaurus seems better (goodness inside the tyrannosaurus) compare with the other 2

reflection:

what is axis mundi

axis mundi? what is this??
i never think of this... alex asked, what is the mission code name... what is it mean?
i never explore it, until he asked... ...

in wikis, i able to find that it's mean "The image expresses a point of connection between sky and earth where the four compass directions meet"

it's about the SELF represent in illusion and fantasy world


Discussion

thank you Phaik Nee for take this note on

Online tutorial 24 June 2009

Attendees: I Ling, Melinda, Seok Binn, Phaik Nie and Cheng

Details:-
I) I Ling went through the shared slides and all agreed that the resources are still on track. Modification and rearrangement are required.

II) Team brainstormed on the course outline for operation Axis-Mundis as below:-

1. What is small world play?

2. Who should know about the small world play? Who should attend small world play?

3. Where shall we conduct small world play?

4. Why should we practice small world play?

5. How to practice small world play?

6. What are the areas to take note while practicing small world play?

7. Case study and example

8. Appendix and learning resource

III) Team brainstormed on the team name: play on us, play as a child, small play for big effect, playing with impact, 7 play rangers, .... still to be decided.

Team dismissed at 11.35pm.

Note By Phaik Nie

Jin : my world

Jin is 17 years old, male, chinese
father and mother as hawker stall sell curry mee

the little boy sit on the stone, and there is green tree behind him.

using the fence to block himself, and it's look like the picture separate to 2 side


there is wild animal at the right angle
there is 4 wild animals (jungian stress on 4, as well as sand play) after the 3 farm animal

the wild animal have the power or ability to attack
and the farm animal is not having the ability compare the wild animal

the branch block the little boy from the animal world with stone and plenty dry stick



reflection
when i am having discussion and reflection with JIN
i asked him "how do you see this tray as you do"
he answer: this is a cruel world, big animal ate small animal, and no way out
the outside world is dangerous, and people betrayed, not loyalty to each other, tell lies, cannot be trusted and it's the best way to block the world from mine

i asked: if you are in this tray, where will you would be? and what do you think the object is doing?
he said, he is the little boy with blue hat

he say he is watching... and enjoying himself
if this little biy with blue hat (the object) would like to walk out the world, he can do so
but if the outside world is going to go into his world, there is no way in...


i felt that
Jin, the client is having fear of the world outside which he might be dissapointed and he want to take control of his decision who can be his friends, and who is not.

so, i am not sure am i practice the right way??
alex and friends, give me some feedback...???
how i do the reflection?? is it right?

SWC: sandplay-5

This is the nombor 5th session i am with HIM, i name him WC
He is 10 years old, Male, Chinese, normal children

refer by mother after a traumatic inccident happends in school

mother said he is vhanging his behavior from active to passive, and reluctant go to school, from willing to share of his though become withdrawel and unable to work on his own.
Mother is worried that hs might experience the trauma, so, would like to seek fro help.

The incident is: WC was emotionally assault by his school teacher who is trying to make him embarassh in front of all the classmates, the teacher also used the needle to impale him, pull his hair, and punish him in class.

according to mother, there is a time when he had forgot to pass up some excersise work to the teacher, the teacher make a banner to put on WC and asked WC to walked around when the school release. On the banner (board) with writing on "i am lazy worm" (in mandarin). WC experience low self esteen, and he becames a scapegoat of teacher. whenever the teachers teaching, WC will get scolded. somemore, the teacher also read out his personal diary which suppose have to be personal, (is a homework, students need to write what happend in daily/weekly then submit to teacher as training to enhance writing skills) but the teacher make it as public and read out loudly in class, gave negative comments.

afterwards, WC never write, mothers said, WC will write some creation story... things that's not real in life, and play..

This play is regarding the anger of WC

he said he is just like Volcano would like to explode.the volcano is beside the tree,

beside the tree, there is a coklat colour object.

the volcano have a water inside

so that the volcano won't get explode

Published mind map : Small World Play

i remember, alex said to me, how if i can publish it without upload the JPEG file, but embeded from mind map to blog

today i manage to do so.

it's easy, if i wiling to learn. i felt that throughout the ALS e-learning module, this ICT is seems become easier and make me convenient to work.

what i need to do is click on publish






















Check the Publish map to internet option and copy the respective URLs to the clipboard.

If you do not want your map to appear in the Public Maps dialog you can enter a password. All URLs will per default include the password so your users can still get to the map without knowing it. You also have the option to delete the passord parameter from the URL you are using - in this case your users will be prompted to enter the password when connecting to the map.

You can publish your map as a WikiMap to enable read and write access for every MindMeister user.

The following URLs are provided:

• URL: e.g. for adding to an email message
• Direct link: for linking from a web page or blog
• Embed code: for directly displaying the mind map on your website, or integrating it into your blog in an inline frame

You can play around with the width, height and zoom parameters to the IFRAME request to make the map fit your desired dimensions.

2nd online self help discussion:21June2009

ya, this is not responsive
but, me, Melinda, and Priscilla were trying so hard, we r trying to fight over the due date
is on 4th July

so, personally i had come out with mind meister and make a mind map, hope that the ALS members will collaborate together, happens that no responsive. as earlier the cppd e-learn group mentioned encounter problem to log into the mind mesiter. So, i am not sure are they facing the same problem (the new and old members)

today, we are doing a lot of collaboration work
i share with online groups, especially priscilla, how to used mind meister, how to familiar with google documents share, and register slide share

it's really make this work goes well
i see some hope, we can make this mission accomplish and no need to delay
as there will another 2 module coming in.

tentatively, i set the time and date for online discussion
1st, had pass
2nd on tonight, 21 june 2009
3rd on thursday 25 june 2009
then follow by sunday 28 june 2009
then 1st july 2009

hopefully groups members can work harder to achieve it.

1st online supervision:ALS Small World

communication is important in therapeutic work... i admit this
but, if u got a client who is from another race/ethnic,
and this work must be carry on, it's really cause problem.
in addition, if you see that the case referral is need for attention, how would you let it go? or you would find someway to help this particular case?

the client is really in low social-economy classes,
the father have no time to look after him, he only have friends in same social interaction, and he is not able to communicate wisely... this make him upsad most.

this is good example, where Alex had give me some idea on how the client's literacy skill. i will try to figure out how to do a small test by using the primary school work book. from here, maybe this could help to give some education for him and learn how to talk more.

the first thing i need to look at for this client, how can i work therapeutically to my client. i shall not forget bout what is the primary care and also create a personal space for my client to share about his personal world

in next meeting, i will try to set up an opportunity to let client (KRI) make his own small world play, and see how the client work without the father intervention

let see how it's work.
i am really expecting....

RoseBush at B.Braun Training

Training at B-Braun, make me aware of myself, about my energy level and also the soul of caregiver

To handle crisis / trauma/ disaster,
this is really not an easy task

i am glad to take this turn with Min See and Priscilla for the art work

thank you Indranee and Dr. Lai for sending me this invitation


Question One: What kind of rosebush are you, and what do you look like?

Question Two: Tell me about your flowers

Question Three: Tell me about your leaves

Question Four: Tell me about your stems and branches

Question Five: Do you have thorns? If so, tell me about them. If not, tell me how you protect yourself. Are you a mean or a friendly rosebush.

Question Six: Tell me about your roots.

Question Seven: Tell me about where you live. What kind of things do you see around you? How do you like living where you are?

Question Eight: Do you think that you look like a rosebush or do you think that you look like something else? Is so, what?

Question Nine: Who takes care of you? How do you feel about that? How do they look after you?

Question Ten: What’s the weather like for you right now? What happens to you as the seasons change?

Question Eleven: How does it feel to be a rosebush? What is your life like as a rosebush?

1st online self hel discussion: 14 June2009

so bad... the line is tooo bad...
and only me, seok binn, melinda, priscilla and cheng able to make it.
we try to distribute the task and make the act on the work, but somehow, can't ... because of the others haven't break the code... haiyayaya...
time flies..
and yet, having problem to sign in to mind meister...
GOSH....
no matter how hard the situation is, this is the effort we pay.
starting a little, always is better than doing nothing :)
haha...
so...
we will work .... ... ..
i also try.. too many commitment.

i learn that, the digital is not that efficient, espscially when the line is so bad...
it's really drive u mad, and train ur emotional intelligence. hahah

Archetype

The origins of the archetypal hypothesis date back as far as Plato. Jung himself compared archetypes to Platonic ideas. Plato's ideas were pure mental forms, that were imprinted in the soul before it was born into the world. They were collective in the sense that they embodied the fundamental characteristics of a thing rather than its specific peculiarities.

The concept of psychological archetypes was advanced by the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, c. 1919. In Jung's psychological framework archetypes are innate, universal prototypes for ideas and may be used to interpret observations. A group of memories and interpretations associated with an archetype is a complex, e.g. a mother complex associated with the mother archetype. Jung treated the archetypes as psychological organs, analogous to physical ones in that both are morphological constructs that arose through evolution. ^[4]

Jung outlined five main archetypes:

• The Self, the regulating center of the psyche and facilitator of individuation
• The Shadow, the opposite of the ego image, often containing qualities that the ego does not identify with but possesses nonetheless
• The Anima, the feminine image in a man's psyche; or:
• The Animus, the masculine image in a woman's psyche
• The Persona, how we present to the world, usually protects the Ego from negative images (acts like a mask)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archetype

‘Do’s and ‘Don’ts’ In Play

there is always do and dont in play.
include Small World Play.

Do

Tell your child that she will come for a Play Time (or to see someone if your child is older) to help her:

• • feel better (about school, about…)
  • feel less sad
  • feel less angry, etc
• Tell your child she will come to a room with toys and sometimes they may play or they may talk.
• Tell your child that this Play Time is not “a test” or “an exam”, etc. She is not expected to do anything but to play or talk as she wishes.
• Explain that sometimes this person may talk to daddy or mommy before or after your play time. This person will meet parents to find out how you are and plan how to help you.
• Tell your child that this Play time will usually last about 45 minutes and may happen every week or every other week

DON’TS

• Tell your child that she is bad
• Tell your child that she is the problem
• Tell your child that she is sick
• Tell your child that someone will observe her in play and give advices
• Tell her to listen to the “play therapist” whatever she’s asked to do
• Tell her to behave in sessions
• Give your child any pressure about being good in session
• Put pressure on your child to talk about her problems, etc
• Tell your child how much the session costs or that it is expensive, etc. This may increase children’s worries or anxieties about their “performance” in sessions. This may also make children feel guilty or blamed.

resources
http://www.wishingwellscounselling.com/play-therapy/explaining-therapy-to-children/

Mission impposible Dossier -S.M.P.

You need a password to access your mission dossier. It is made up of the alphabets of the answers below. You should be familiar with the questions if you have read the pages posted on the Small World Play Group Pages. If you have discovered the answers to the clues below, you will have discover the password to access the dossier for your mission. Type the password six letters (lower cases, no spaces) and click on Enter. Play the message below, self-destruct in 60 seconds!

• The Swiss Therapist who founded Sandplay Therapy based on the principles of Jungian Psychology. Two letters, the beginning alphabets from the First Name and Family Name

I Guess: Dora Kaff : the first name is Dora, family name is Kalff

DK

• She was originally a paediatrician, born in London of Polish and English parentage. develop and invented three primary techniques in her work with children associated with her name - 1) * World Techniques 2)* Mosaics 3) * Kaleidobocs/Poleidoblocs. Two letters, the beginning alphabets from the First Name and Family Name

if i am not mistaken, should be Dr. Margaret Lowenfeld
the first name is Margaret, and the Family Name is Lowenfeld

ML

• During one of my podcasts Webcast 2 #symbols at http://creativefrequency.blogspot.com I mention a contributor around 55 minutes into the podcast about symbols and the body. His approach is based on Jungian psychology, Taoism and modern physics. His calls his method process oriented psychology and the develop the concept of the Dreambody .Two letters, the beginning alphabets from the First Name and Family Name

Arnold Mindell

the password is : dkmlam

a hahhhhhhhh..... get it finally at http://alexchew.net/smallworld/09opswp.htm

log in to creativeFrequency

ya, Today i m spending my time to listen to Alex "air wave"
He is having conversation on Min See and Chriz, Counsellor from UK at http://creativefrequency.blogspot.com .

they are talking about the story and, how is the character of the story, and how the story can be process, in the therapeutic process. and meaning behind the story

i think, for play itself, children/client have their own story too...
this is to be duty of a therapis or counsellor to look depth into client's inner world, understanding of the psychic world, the theme underlying unconscious mind needs

after listening to the conversation, it opend my mind and having relection on the meaning of the story for each. i need to be more alert of the story showing by the clients and looking at their archytype and thinking process which is more closer to unconcious, the ego and so as the spots area shown in the tray.

hai~~~
still have long way to go.... learning never be ends...
it's just a beginning for me :) hah..

Mission Code for SMP

o no... this round i m out..
i know Alex, must be wondering... what happend to me? y i m lost in the air. there is no activity from me...

too tired... chasing by clients... casenote, and also the Audit is coming soon...
next week, have to prepared some modul for family retreat intervention for juvenile kids... o boy
headache...

i will try to see what happends... if possible, i would like to try how can i get this mission...
God Bless.... God Help
Give me more hands and time!!!

haiya~~~ troublesome elgg....

thousand apologies for my delay....