The Thera-Build® Recipe: A Diet of LEGO®
Alyson Thomsen gives her quirky recipe for becoming, well, her. In this blog we find out how Alyson came to become a LEGO® therapy maestro,…
Tag: play therapy
A Light Touch – Understanding Autism
Jonas Torrance provides creative therapy & behaviour support for autistic children. His first book, Therapeutic Adventures with Autistic Children: Connecting through Movement, Play and Creativity is published…
The Use of Play in Therapy
Dr Fiona Zandt has written the below article on the importance of play in therapy. Dr Fiona Zandt and Dr Suzanne Barrett, authors of Creative Ways…
Read an extract from Shelly Newstead’s ‘The Busker’s Guide to Risk, Second Edition’
Welcome to the second edition of The Busker’s Guide to Risk – and for those of you who are used to these little books by now, I’m…
MOON BALLOON JOURNEYS
Author Joan Drescher, A Journey in the Moon Balloon: When Images Speak Louder than Words, shares highlights from her home in Hingham, Massachussets after a…
Incorporating creativity in supervision
Anna Chesner, co-author of Creative Supervision Across Modalities, explains why using creativity in supervision sessions can benefit both the supervisor and supervisee, and gives her…
Creative therapists: How to be your own boss
In this extract from The Art of Business, author Emery Hurst Mikel takes a step-by-step look at the process of marketing yourself as a self-employed…
VIDEO: ‘The Funshop’ – John Killick using playfulness in dementia
John Killick demonstrates some of the playfulness techniques showcased in his new book, Playfulness and Dementia: A Practice Guide in the video below. Professor Dawn Brooker, Director…
Being Seriously Playful: Sandplay Therapy With Adults
By Lenore F. Steinhardt, author of the forthcoming book On Becoming a Jungian Sandplay Therapist: The Healing Spirit of Sandplay in Nature and in Therapy. We…
Play Therapy Dimensions Model book launch
May 24th, 2012 saw the book launch of the Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Integrative Play Therapists by Lorri Yasenik and Ken Gardner, held…