So yesterday I was derelict in my duties. But for a good reason I WAS BEING PLAYFUL ALL DAY LONG! My entire environment was my playground and I played with it!
I conducted a family session with the family of one of my patients yesterday. They asked lots of serious questions and were seeking some very serious answers and then in walks my patient talking about playing therapist with her little sister. So I asked the parents if they would be willing to play therapist with their child, where the child is the therapist. The child was delighted and so were they! So I allowed my patient to take on the mantle of the therapist and ask her parents some serious questions. This opened up a dialogue that had been previously closed. I felt like a less destructive version of The Cat, in Dr. Suess', beloved book- just making connections and providing opportunities to play!
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