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CHAPTER 4
CoD
Playroom Set-Up and Logistics
‘Aes decing to conduct CCPT sessions, play therapies have many
things to consider in cresting an appropriate cherapeutic mosphere for
chuldren These considerations include (bat are not limied to) the apace
to be used, the eypes of toy tobe included furmture hae appropiate
for chien, and the logistics of practicing COPT in thei particular
sering eis importa to note chat OCPT ad family therapy deve
tive FT, have been used in a wide varie of sectings—incuding eins
and mencal health cences (Ginsbery, 1976; L- Guerney & B.G. Guer-
‘ey, 1987; LF Guerney, 2001; Vanleet, 2005, 20063), ofices of pi
vote procitioners(Cnsberg, 1997, 2003; Mandelbaum & Carer, 2003),
school (B.C. Guerney & Fen, 1970; White, Drapes, & Fiyet, 2003;
Regnolds, 2003), psons (Adalist erin, 1986; Haris, 2008; Landreth
& Lotugh, 1998; Lobaigh, 2008), residential programs (Ginsberg et
al, 1964), early childhood and aera programe (Caplin & Dernet in
pret) B, G. Guerney, 1969; L. F.Guerey, 1991; Weighs & Walker,
7003), domestic violence sheers (Berabash, 2004; Ratnos, 003), and
private home after a parent has learned CCPT abil rom a erained
FFT cherapst(B, G. Guerne, 1964; Vane, 2005, 2006b; Gin
1997). Bren if a sezing does nox havea dedicate playroom, i doesnot“ Locasties AND TecHstong”
‘ake much efforts set up an ate that affads a child both sffene
Privacy and safcient freedom to play. It need not be the perfect st.
ting, bat CCPT does require chat appoptate toys be avaiable fo the
child and that the ned fo limits be minimised. This chapter looks
at some possibilities and examines whet can male some noeso-pertect
areas appropiate for OCPT.
Generally, practitioners of CCPT in public links or private offices
Ihave an ofce space that they can call their own, Having a dedicated
playroom sof course the ideal sitation, ae the toys and furniture
emai in the playroom and che zoom is alvayt ready for use I see
tings such as schools or day care settings, a vate of playroom ot py
spaces have been or can be established. These include places such as
the school library, an administrators office, or a comer ofa lasoor
where freestanding bookshelves are used to etablidh some seperatenes
and privy fom ocherchiren in the lager par ofthe oom, One
sehool counselor (C, Mader, personal comminication, 1998) began
with a makeshift playroom inthe janitoes closet when the janicor wae
‘ot usiag it unl her excesses led tothe school drt puchesing&