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- Title
Virtual Family Play Therapy: A Clinician's Guide to using Directed Family Play Therapy in Telemental Health.
- Authors
Smith, Tiffany; Norton, Aaron M.; Marroquin, Latrisha
- Abstract
The field of marriage and family therapy was founded by innovators and pioneers, taking the practice of individual psychotherapy and making it systemic. Due to the impact of COVID-19, we now need further advancement by systemic therapists for telemental health services. The purpose of this paper is to propose recommendations and guidelines for adapting directed family play therapy from the same physical location services to telemental health. The article discusses recommendations for assessment, therapy structure, therapist roles, session preparation, and how to use virtual tools to enhance treatment. Systemic play therapy in a virtual format can work well if therapists make appropriate adjustments and rely on their creativity, high regard for ethics, and innovation.
- Subjects
FAMILY psychotherapy; OCCUPATIONAL roles; MARRIAGE &; family therapists; TELEPSYCHIATRY; CREATIVE ability; MEDICAL protocols; MEDICAL ethics; OCCUPATIONAL adaptation; PLAY therapy; DIFFUSION of innovations
- Publication
Contemporary Family Therapy: An International Journal, 2023, Vol 45, Issue 1, p106
- ISSN
0892-2764
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10591-021-09612-7