Posts Tagged ‘play’
The Value of Children’s Group Therapy
Why is group therapy good for children? Children gain a feeling of acceptance, empathy, self-esteem, expression, and self-regulation. That’s why at BPAR, we are strong believers in the value of group therapy for adoptees during their developmental years. Here’s what kids can expect in group therapy.
Read MoreChild Therapy FAQs — What Parents Want to Know
Have you ever wondered exactly what child therapy is like? Or if your child’s therapy is truly “working”? Here are some answers to questions that parents and caregivers often ask about therapy with children at BPAR.
Read MoreHow Does Play Therapy Help Adoptees and Therapists?
Play therapy acts as a medium for communication, rapport building, and the exploration of themes related to safety, abandonment, identity, and integration for adoptees. Therapists strategically use play to help children express what is troubling them when they don’t have the verbal language to express their thoughts and feelings.
Read MoreThe Art of Art Therapy
Art therapy is based on the idea that creative expression and the creative process aid in healing and serve as nonverbal means of communication. At BPAR we
Read MoreResearching Attachment: A Student’s Journey to Her Orphanage in the Philippines
As a psychology major, Desi Hartman returned to the Philippines orphanage she had left as a baby to research attachment theory in a multiple caregiver setting. In this interview, she reveals her findings, some of them surprising.
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