J. Except. People 2016, 5(1):55-65

Play therapy in therapeutic education

Petra Mitašíková
Department of Therapeutic Education, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Play itself heals. The high-quality, deep and accepting relationship in the context of play therapy, multiplies its therapeutic aspect. Play has preventive effect, helping to prepare to cope with life difficulties and in the case of complex problems is useful even as the treatment.
The play is in therapeutic education used as basic preventive, therapeutic and educational intervention. Play therapy is used for clients in situations to prevent potential problems and to solve various disadvantages. It provides to clients the possibility of self-expression, abreaction and correction of pathogenic emotional dynamics and also solving urgent current problems.

Keywords: play therapy, therapeutic education, preventive intervention, self-expression

Published: December 11, 2016  Show citation

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Mitašíková, P. (2016). Play therapy in therapeutic education. Journal of Exceptional People, 5(8), 55-65
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