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How good are you at identifying the role of culture in the problems your clients are experiencing?

Have you considered the resiliency factors of your clients’ culture and how that can influence better play therapy outcomes?

Play therapists work with children and their families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Using cultural competence with case conceptualization is essential to make a difference for children in play therapy.

What is case conceptualization and why does it matter?

Case conceptualization is a fancy term that means you’ve identified the likely factors contributing to your clients’ problems.

Using cultural intelligence when formulating your case conceptualization significantly increases the likelihood of an accurate diagnosis and then creating an effective plan of action.

When you’re figuring out what’s going on with your clients, some critical questions to explore are …

🎯  How does culture affect therapeutic communication between you, your clients, and their parents?

🎯  How can cultural barriers affect play therapy effectiveness?

🎯  How can you build strong therapeutic alliances with parents that respect their culture?

Join me on this week's podcast, I’ll discuss some key considerations to ensure cultural intelligence when identifying what’s causing your clients’ problems and why it’s happening so you can facilitate healing in play therapy.

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I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.

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