1.5 Describe how play is helping Jade cope with her experiences in
 

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The therapeutic role of play in helping children recover



Jade is four years old. She is in hospital because she has had pneumonia. In the last couple of days, she has been well enough to go to the playroom. The paediatric play therapist has watched as Jade has dressed up as a nurse and cared for a doll. She knows that Jade became distressed last week when she was given a bed bath. She asks Jade if it is time for the dolly to have a bed bath and when Jade says yes, she brings some wipes and a cardboard bowl. Jade talks to the dolly and tells it not to cry because she will be gentle. She also tells the dolly that she will only be able to go home when she is not being silly. The paediatric play therapist notes this down and later on talks to the nurse

Describe how play is helping Jade cope with her experiences in hospital


thanks you so much Emma.

Hi, through play Jade is able to talk to the doll and express her feelings and emotions about what is happening to her in hospital, this projection helps her to make sense of the different, unfamiliar and sometimes unwanted situations she is finding herself in. Being able to explore this through play enables her to cope with these experiences and feel more in control of the events. The play therapist is also able to use these times to observe Jade's behaviour and inform others on how better they can support Jade in managing times of stress.

Page 81/82 of this EYE handbook

Hth xx