NURSERY WORLD ARTICLE
The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation Street that ‘play therapy is touchy, feely rubbish’.
Helen Clark, spokesperson for the Child Mental Health Charter campaign, added, ‘This popular soap has shown itself to be out of touch with life today.
‘The value of play therapy should not be under-estimated – above all in assisting early diagnosis and help for children who are displaying signs of mental and emotional trauma– signs that are very often apparent at an early age.’
Ms Clark went on to say that it is ‘worrying’ the Government has not included play therapy within its Covid recovery programme for primary school children.
