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Adlerian Play TherapyAdlerian Play Therapy is a component of the complete program of Adlerian Therapy. The Adlerian Therapy is a growth model that stresses a positive view of human nature and that we are in control of our own fate rather than a victim of it. Emphasis is placed on the individual’s strivings for success, connections to others, and contributions to society as being hallmarks of mental health. Adlerian Play Therapy focused on structured and acceptable form of play to aid in the other aspects of the therapy. This is especially important with children who are not generally receptive to opening up to strangers about their feelings. Adlerian psychotherapy of counseling is derived from the individual psychology of Alfred Adler who was one of the early disciples of Freud. Unlike Freud, Alder attributed less importance to infantile sexual development as it related to the psychogenesis of neuroses and placed more importance to the child’s experiences with power and the lack of it. Later therapists have discovered that a greater success rate with children exists through the use Adlerian Play Therapy. Although Adlerian Play Therapy may work a little different because it is geared to appeal to children, the concept is the same. In Adlerian Therapy sessions, the therapist will focus on and examine the lifestyle of the client and try to form a mutual respect and trust with the client. They will then mutually set goals as the therapist provides encouragement and makes suggestions on how the client can reach those goals. The therapist will also provide the encouragement for the client to make the changes that will assist him or her in attaining the goals that have been set. The Adlerian Therapy has several major issues that are part of its focus: - Emphasis is placed on the importance of the feelings of self that arise from conflicts and interactions - The sense of self being the central core of personality is also stressed - The relationship of ego being the core personality of a person is another focus of the therapy - It starts from psychoanalysis - Great emphasis is placed on motivation and social interaction The goal of Adlerian Therapy and its component, Adlerian Play Therapy, is to challenge and encourage the premises and goals of the clients and to encourage goals that are useful socially as well as to help them feel equal. These goals can be related to any component of the client’s life including parenting skills, marital skills, the end of substance abuse, and anything else that is an important component of the client’s life at the time the therapy commences. Using Adlerian Therapy and/or Adlerian Play Therapy, the Adlerian therapist provides a support and accepting environment, which assists the client in building hope and confidence. A non-judgmental, no-labeling context where the client is stimulated into thoughts and actions which strive for an approach that is positive, balance, connected competent and creative aids in that achievement as it relates to him and others. Based on the progress of the s4essions, the therapist may also assign homework, set up contracts with the client, and make suggestions for meeting the goals that have been set. In the case of children, they are not always perceptive to opening up and talking about their feelings, and without this very important part of lives being revealed, it’s difficult for a therapist to help solve the problem that may be plaguing the child. As a result, a systematic approach to therapy was developed called Adlerian Play Therapy and is used in combination with the Adlerian Therapy. Children, being as they are, do not like the idea of anyone trying to find out why they act a certain way, or what happened to make them the way they are. They are very timid little creatures when it comes to the way they feel inside and why they feel that way. I am sure many parents have heard their children say, “I’m not saying anything. I don’t like talking to strangers.” It becomes difficult for a parent who is trying to get to the root a problem with her child’s behavior or the way her child thinks. What is the solution and how do you help a child who refuses to open up? That’s where the concept of Adlerian Play Therapy steps in. Your child doesn’t want to talk to a stranger, and no matter what you do, he or she just won’t open up and talk. With the Adlerian Play Therapy concept, the child is “fooled” into opening up because the session is conducted during a course of playtime with the therapist. By playing together and developing a sense of being on the child’s level, he or she opens up without even realizing it. |
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