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CACPT
Mission Statement
The Canadian Association for
Child and Play Therapy
believes in the value of
play therapy and its
contribution to an
individual's mental,
emotional, social and
psychological well being.
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The Association believes in
advancing and promoting the
understanding and value of
play therapy, high standards
of professional and ethical
practice and advocating for
our membership. The Association maintains a
strong, professional
organization and promotes
professional training and
current research in play
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About Play
Therapy
In the past
several years,
Play Therapy has
been accepted
and acknowledged
as an important
and valued
approach for
working with
children who
have experienced
trauma.
Play Therapy is
beneficial to a
child who is
experiencing
difficulties in
the home, school
or community. It
is a therapeutic
approach for
human service
professionals
and as stated by
Virginia Axline,
"provides an
opportunity for
the child to
'play out' his
or her feelings
and problems
just as, in
certain adult
therapy, an
individual
'talks out' his
or her
difficulties". A
child's
self-understanding
is one of the
goals in this
approach. Play
Therapy can be
used either as a
primary or
adjunct therapy
in settings such
as , Children's
Services,
Community
Agencies,
Psychiatric
Centers,
Children's
Hospitals,
Schools, and
Women's
Shelters. Play
Therapists work
with children
individually,
with their
families and in
group settings.
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