BAPT latest video - small voices, inspired by #WorldMentalHealthDay
#PlayTherapy
youtu.be/KbUS96gxHLw

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy:
#BoardGames can offer opportunities to explore frustration, flexibility, decision-making, turn-taking, mastery and relationships, while also sharing moments of fun and connection.

#WorldSmileDay
Children may smile when they're happy, but also when they're nervous, unsure, uncomfortable or trying to manage big feelings.
In the playroom, there is space for all emotions. Children don't need to be happy, cheerful or smiling to be accepted.
#PlayTherapy

The therapeutic use of toys in #PlayTherapy Jump Scare games.
Through this kind of play, children can explore fear and uncertainty in manageable doses, experience a sense of control and mastery, practise moving between excitement and calm, and build confidence to cope with the unexpected.

The therapeutic power of toys in #PlayTherapy -
CLAY

What happens when children are repeatedly told that what they feel doesn’t matter?
#traumainformed #playtherapy #parents

The therapeutic power of toys in #PlayTherapy - Masks

Therapeutic power of toys in #PlayTherapy - Bubbles 🫧
They look like simple fun, but bubbles are an incredible tool for emotional regulation.

The therapeutic power of toys in #PlayTherapy - Magic Wand
What would you change with the wave of a wand?

#InternationalDayOfSignLanguages
#PlayTherapy

#AutumnEquinox
#PlayTherapy
Finding Balance in a Season of Change 🍁
Today marks the day of perfect balance where day and night are of equal length. For many children, September is a whirlwind of adjustments: new classrooms, new expectations, and changing routines. Balance is hard.

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy - the toy telephone 📞
If you step into a non-directive play therapy room, you will almost always find a toy telephone. It looks simple, but to a child, it is a powerful tool for processing big feelings and complex relationships.

It’s here!
#TalkLikeAPirateDay
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When your work bag chooses violence… 😂
Huge professional meeting. Consultants everywhere.
I pull out a pen…

🎧 Hear the full story on Pondering Play and Therapy.

#PonderingPlayAndTherapy #SocialWork #playtherapy #TherapeuticWork #BehindTheScenes #psychology

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy - paint

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy - baby bottles.

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy - Musical Instruments

The therapeutic Power of Toys in #PlayTherapy - Baby Dolls 👶
In the hands of a child, dolls become something much bigger: a powerful tool for emotional expression and healing. As BAPT play therapists, watching how a child interacts with a baby doll gives us deep insight into their inner world.

The Therapeutic Power of Toys in the Playroom: The Magic of the Dollhouse 🏠
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🎭 The Therapeutic Power of Toys in the Playroom: Puppets 🧸
#PlayTherapy
Puppets can be silly, brave, frightened, cross, powerful, kind, mischievous — or anything else a child needs them to be.
Expressing something through a puppet is easier than “I feel ……….. “