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Client is 12-year old male whose mother read about the Children’s Center in the local newspaper. She walked in to the Children’s Center asking for help. Mom described her son to the intake coordinator as having behavior issues, angers easily, is disrespectful, constantly argues with siblings and was an A-student until recently. |
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WHEN YOU ARE UNDER STRESS,
your muscles tense and breathing becomes shallow and rapid. One of the simplest (and best) ways to stop this stress response is to breath deeply and slowly. It sounds simple, and it is. Most of us, however, do not breathe deeply under normal circumstances, so it may help to review the mechanics of deep breathing and how it helps us to relax.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 January 2009 23:48 )
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 Physical abuse
Includes beating, burning or punching a child.
Emotional abuse
May involve critizing, insulting, rjecting or withholding love from a child. Sexual abuse
Includes rape, touching / fondling or involving a child in pornography Neglect
Includes failure to provide for a child's basic physical, emotional or educational needs. *leaving a young child home alone or failing to provide needed medical care may be considered neglect. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 18 August 2008 21:10 )
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Sandplay is a non-verbal symbolic form of therapy, suited to children and adults, developed in the 1950's by Swiss Jungian Analyst Dora M. Kalff. Sandplay therapy provides a non-verbal way for a child to express feelings.
In the “free and protected space” provided by both sandtray and the therapist’s gentle encouragement, the child plays with sand, water and miniature objects to set up a world corresponding to his or her inner feelings. The therapist does not direct the selection of objects or set-up.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 11 August 2008 22:51 )
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Inspired by an ancient Hawaiian fable, “The Bowl of Perfect Light” project, as adapted by the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center, is a steppingstone that can help rebuild and enhance the client’s sense of self-esteem and self-appreciation. The “bowl of light” technique is a small clay bowl accompanied by approximately six to twelve small pea-sized balls of clay called “stones.” Each stone represents a specific “trouble” or “obstacle.” The child is shown paints and other art supplies, which he or she can use to decorate the bowl. Some clients prefer to leave the bowl undecorated. A simple container is provided by the clinician. During the counseling program, a group of specific troubles represented by the stones are identified and put into the container provided by the clinician. At times during the counseling program, the “troubles” might be discussed. When and if the child feels the problem is under control and/or resolved, the ball representing that specific trouble is put into the child’s Bowl of Light,” representing an ability to move forward. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 13 August 2008 08:28 )
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