遊戲治療
Play Therapy
Play Therapy
遊戲治療 ⍟ Play Therapy
「遊戲」是最自然讓兒童表達自己情緒、想法和經歷的溝通媒介。成人的心理治療一般以言語表達為主,而遊戲治療則讓兒童透過「玩」取代言語,表達自己的內心世界。
根據美國的遊戲治療協會,遊戲治療是由受訓的遊戲治療師有系統地使用心理理論來建立人際互動,透過遊戲的治療力量協助受助者預防或紓緩心理困難,以達致合適的個人成長及發展。
隨著遊戲治療的普及化與專業發展,遊戲治療現已有很多種類及手法,且不單只針對兒童,亦廣泛應用到其他服務對象上。
Play is the most natural communication medium for children to express their emotions, thoughts and experiences. Adult psychotherapies generally weights a lot on verbal expression, while play therapy allows children to express their inner world through ‘play’ instead of words.
The Association for Play Therapy (APT) defines play therapy as "the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained play therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development."
With the popularization and professional development of play therapy, many types and intervention methods of play therapy are developed, which not only focuses on children, but also widely used on other service targets.