‘Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul’ David Pelzer (A Child Called “It”) Child sexual abuse is a reality that demands attention, yet the
As child therapists, our primary client is the child or young person. Our therapeutic work focuses on engaging them in effective developmentally age-appropriate interventions. When working with children who have experienced relational trauma, therapy cannot
Karen O’Neill and Tara McDonald founded PIP Solutions Training and Consultancy in 2018. As experienced adult psychotherapists and child therapists, they understand how to create and deliver meaningful training to equip clinicians with knowledge and
When funding is taken away from our most vulnerable and traumatised children and young people, you would have thought it would be headline news. But not when the Department of Education makes that announcement quietly
As a child therapist examining possible prenatal trauma, do you often contemplate how to compassionately support both the parent and child while addressing the complexities of in-utero experiences? Trauma in the womb (also known as
Whether an adult psychotherapist, child or family therapist, therapy is a demanding role that will at some point unearth our own vulnerabilities which will need to be explored. The idea of personal therapy being mandatory
As a trainee and qualified counsellor/psychotherapist, there is a great value and emphasis placed on supervision. Most training providers set the requirements and ratios for attending supervision. Once qualified and to maintain registration as a
As child therapists we are often expected to have a myriad of knowledge and skills about so many client presentations, symptoms, disorders, the list is endless! However, if your initial child/play therapy focused on experiential
Nobody would deny that the intention of school dress up days is to create excitement, support imagination, enable some degree of self-expression, promote attendance and participation. Themes are endless, pyjama, pirate, animal, superhero, book characters.
How can something as simple as rolling dice or moving pieces across a board be of therapeutic value? One dice and counters for use in a board game Historically, most board games have been minimised