The Play Therapy Tool-Kit
The techniques and methods are the tools in the tool-kit of
a play therapist or a practitioner of therapeutic play. The more skills or
tools one has the better one can adapt to new situations, difficulties or
problems and follow the lead given by children in the sessions.
These tools are also resources. The more resources, inner
and outer, that we have access to the less likely that we will burn out.
However it is no use knowing the theory of a tool without the practical
experience of using it, initially under safe conditions. This is why Play
Therapy UK (PTUK) places great emphasis on practical and experiential play
The play therapy tool-kit is also based upon the set of
competencies described in the
(PSM) developed by PTUK.
The main tools are:
Dance and Movement
There are many other tools which are extremely valuable in