Thursday, January 19, 2012

Answer 1

(1) What is answer 1 to your EQ? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.
Play therapy is one of the ways to psychologically treat abused children. It allows them to express their feeling while doing something they know how to do very well, play. 


(2) What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
Since children are playing, they are in their comfort zone. Therefore, they express themselves easier, and they don't feel uncomfortable. According to the Play Therapy Association of the United States, Aristotle and Plato once reflected on the importance of play in our lives. When children feel like they are doing something that they know how to do, without thinking that it's therapy they use the toys as words to express what they are feeling which is easier, not only for the child but also for the therapists. It is easier to understand what the child is feeling.


(3) What source(s) did you find this evidence and/or answer?
http://www.a4pt.org/ps.index.cfm?ID=1653 and that is main type of therapy that my service learning place uses, so I have learned several things about play therapy. 

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Service Learning

1. For my service learning, I am working at Samartian Counseling Center in Upland.

2. Ruth Finnigan, is my contact.

3. Over winter break, I went in. I worked in the main office area, I inputed surveys into the computer so I saw what the clients have to say about the counseling center. I also, did things that needed to be done around the office like file things.

4. As of right now, I have a total of 33 hours.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Third Interview Questions

1. What is the best way to psychologically treat an abused child?

2. What are different methods of actually treating a child?

3. What are some problems that you have encountered  while working with abused children?

4. Has there ever been an instance in which a child did not want to open up to you, and actually want to
talk to you? If so, how did you encounter that problem?

5. In your opinion, what is the toughest thing that you face when dealing with child abuse?

6. How do you know when a child has healed? Do they ever heal completely?

7. Do you think that the victim's family needs to undergo the same treatment as the victim?

8. In your case, has there ever been an instance in which the victim did not finish the treatment?

9. Do you ever get a feeling as if you need to help these children out of the therapy room? If so, how do you control it?

10. What is the most important thing that you believe all therapists dealing with child abuse should know? Why?