Therapy through play
Therapy through play
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Why buy this Therapy through play?
- This charity gift is ideal for a teacher, or to celebrate a special someone's sense of fun!
- Provide children living in areas affected by violence with an understanding of their rights and ways of dealing with their difficult experiences.
- Music, dance and art classes are the ideal space for children to channel their creative energy and make friends.
Case study: Art therapy for children fleeing conflict in Ukraine
‘We try to play with them, paint together, just create safe space and make contact.’ Maria, Ukraine
Maria is a social worker in Boryslav, Ukraine. She runs art therapy sessions for children fleeing the violent conflict.
A group of children arrived in Boryslav from an orphanage in Donetsk region. The children were cold, terrified, and very reserved. They didn’t want to make any physical contact or to even say their name or age.
Art therapy, and other kinds of therapeutic “play”, helps children confront their traumas and open up about their pain, so they can heal, live with dignity and flourish. Through therapy like this, children can learn to see themselves not as helpless victims, but as powerful survivors.
Maria says that ‘many children start painting with black paint, really scary things. But then they start to add other colours.’
Why buy this Therapy through play?
- This charity gift is ideal for a teacher, or to celebrate a special someone's sense of fun!
- Provide children living in areas affected by violence with an understanding of their rights and ways of dealing with their difficult experiences.
- Music, dance and art classes are the ideal space for children to channel their creative energy and make friends.
Case study: Art therapy for children fleeing conflict in Ukraine
‘We try to play with them, paint together, just create safe space and make contact.’ Maria, Ukraine
Maria is a social worker in Boryslav, Ukraine. She runs art therapy sessions for children fleeing the violent conflict.
A group of children arrived in Boryslav from an orphanage in Donetsk region. The children were cold, terrified, and very reserved. They didn’t want to make any physical contact or to even say their name or age.
Art therapy, and other kinds of therapeutic “play”, helps children confront their traumas and open up about their pain, so they can heal, live with dignity and flourish. Through therapy like this, children can learn to see themselves not as helpless victims, but as powerful survivors.
Maria says that ‘many children start painting with black paint, really scary things. But then they start to add other colours.’
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