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Okay, play therapists, we've got this. We are pros at flexibility and coming up with ideas in the moment, right? Social distancing offers quite the challenge for play therapists who do child-centered work, but we are a creative bunch. We are trained to meet our clients where they are, and right now they happen to be at home via screen. They may be anxious about the state of the world and need reassurance that things are going to be okay, and we still know how to provide reassurance. Here are some resources to get you started.
How are we going to talk parents/kids into distance therapy?
Check out the language I'm using for parents and kids to talk about transitioning from in person to online sessions. You can find that on my social distancing tab.
What are we going to do in distance play therapy?
We've got lots of options, and we can still let kids choose. If you aren't wanting to play online games, you could ask parents to provide a few materials on their end and- child and therapist both draw and hold their work up to the screen to show each other
- have stuffed animals talk to each other via screen
- have the child show you around their room or play space
- affect mirroring or take turns guessing the feeling the other is acting out
- Simon Says
- Mother/Father May I
- Yoga
- Guided imagery (there are some guided imagery links for kids here: https://www.choc.org/programs-services/integrative-health/guided-imagery/)
- Legos
- free build
- team builds, working together with ideas and one person physically building
- 60 second challenges- build a house, car, fence, person, etc and show each other
- Board games (if therapist has the board game, they roll for the child and child watches, if child has the board game they roll for the therapist and therapist watches)
- Puppets
- Funny human tricks (can you stand on one foot? Roll your tongue? Do a head stand? Cross your eyes? Kiss your elbow?)
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation
- Bibliotherapy via your books or theirs
- E-books
- Teresa Fraser's book about teleplay therapy:
- What is Coronavirus?
- Coronavirus: A Book for Children by Jenner, Wilson, and Roberts
- COVIBOOK by Manuela Molina
- The Oyster and the Butterfly by Ana Gomez
- What Happens When The Coronavirus Changes Everything? by Sarah Olsher
- Art resources:
- See Dogman PDF below
- See Captain Underpants PDF below
Online Games and Resources- Uno: play.unofreak.com
Free. You set up the "room" and invite the client to that room - Roblox: roblox.com
Free. With parent permission, kids can invite you to be their "friend" on Roblox and show you their world. - MineCraft: minecraft.net
$27 to join, but many kids already have this. Available on PC or mobile devices. - Battleship: http://en.battleship-game.org
You can set up a specific game and send the link to that game to parent or child. - GuessWho: Crazygames.com
You set up a specific room and child/parent can log in to that room. - Chess: Crazygames.com
You set up a specific room and child/parent can log in to that room. YouTube VideosLogistics- If you want to have a split screen so that you can see a session on one side and something else (a game, notes, etc) on the other, download the Tab Resize extension for Chrome.
Resources for TherapistsResources for Clients