Institute of Child Psychology

Online play therapy certificate offers a certificate to a medium to  long-term  intervention that supports the  child's  growth and healing at their own pace. However,  sometimes  we see parents lose faith in the  play therapy  process because they expect to see results sooner or expect a therapist to  “cure”  their  child quickly. If parents feel  overwhelmed,  they  may  be  tempted to pursue other forms of therapy,  such as  CBT or talk-based therapies,  which  are more  direct  and offer  "strategies" to manage behaviors.  While these interventions have  their place  and can be effective  in  older children, play therapy remains the developmentally appropriate intervention of choice for children aged  2 to 12 years. So  why is it so  long? There  are  a few main  reasons why the process  of play therapy ...