- Play therapists accept the child’s play
and communication (accept the child and the child’s potential for
- All or much of the work take places in the
displacement of play or spoken metaphor (verabl play).
- Play therapists are child-centered (follow
the child’s lead in play rather than imposing views of others).
- Most play therapists use the child's own
words and attributions to play (rather than adding new material of their
- (Gently) serve as interpreters/framers of
events, feelings and meanings.
- Set as few limits as practical.
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