The Therapeutic Play Continuum
Play is now widely recognised as being
beneficial in the emotional development of children. It has a therapeutic
value. With the growth of play therapy,
play work and the use of therapeutic play skills there is widespread confusion
about the roles of each and the skills required to be a proficient
practitioner. PTUK has developed definitions of each of the main terms. They
are related graphically to each other in the Therapeutic Play Continuum
diagram.
The Applications of Play
The main therapeutic applications of
play are:
Therapeutic Play Continuum
Since there are overlaps between each
application they may best be considered on a therapeutic continuum to deal with
differing levels of severity of emotional, behavioural and mental health
problems in children.
