Psychotherapy for Children

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Psychotherapy for children can be classified into two general schools of thought (Rasmussen and Cunningham, 1995): one school advocates traditional non-directive techniques of psychoanalytic and humanistic models, while the second is comprised of focused approaches such as bibliotherapy and art therapy. Some therapies, like play therapy, can fall into either category depending on how they are put into practice. Here we will compare and contrast play therapy, art therapy, and bibliotherapy to determine which one is most applicable for use in a regular school classroom to help change attitudes towards diversity, fears, stresses related to divorce, disabilities, conflicts with peers and siblings, and other related issues.

Children's play has been assigned many purposes over time. Historically, the predominant attitude towards play was ..."

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