Play Therapy Skills Practice Transcript

Play Therapy Skills Practice Transcript
For this discussion you will focus on The Case of Luis that was presented in Unit 2. First watch the short Video Role-Play media depicting five key play therapy skills in the Unit 6 Studies. Then review The Case of Luis and the discussion instructions that follow:
The Case of Luis
Luis is in the fourth grade. His mother is concerned that he may need counseling because he has not grown out of a fear he has had since he was young that is now interfering with developing peer friendships. Luis is afraid of vomiting in a public place. As you speak with him you learn that when he was in kindergarten he once got upset and cried so much that he vomited. His teacher was not particularly sympathetic and his parents could not be reached for a while so he spent several hours with soiled clothes feeling very ashamed and embarrassed. Subsequently he became fearful that he might vomit again with no reason or warning. His behaviors have become more restricted over the years and now he will not eat if his family goes out to dinner because he fears the food might make him sick. He eats very little at schooljust a few foods that he has decided are safeand his peers have begun to tease him. If he eats something and starts worrying about vomiting he soon begins to feel sick and often does vomit. So he has begun avoiding more and more social occasions; he declines invitations to birthday parties and sleepovers because he does not want to refuse to eat (and risk being teased) but he is afraid that he will vomit if he does eat. His mother says she has always had trouble with a sensitive stomach so she is very sympathetic toward Luis’s fears. However Luis’s pediatrician says he can find no medical problem with Luis.
To complete this discussion:
Moment 1: Luis and his mother show up for his first session and you have just completed the informed consent process. Moment 2: Luis begins to draw a picture. Moment 3: Luis picks up a stuffed animal and begins to rock it in his arms. Moment 4: Luis picks up a crayon or toy and breaks it while watching to see what you would do.
Follow these instructions to create your hypothetical transcript with your responses to these four moments:
In addition to the transcript provide an initial response to briefly address the following:
In addition to the above please describe two play therapy techniques that you did NOT use and how you could implement them in play therapy. Use the first person voice when describing your skills and reactions. Use the third person to support your analyses with references from course readings. Cite at least two sources to support your thoughts in this post.