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Podcast: Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Episode: 144 | Filial Therapy: Understanding Goals for Parents, Children, and Therapists
Description: In this episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I cover the goals of filial therapy. I'm focusing primarily on the Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT) model. Facilitators need to understand the importance of these goals for parents, children, and the therapist. For parents, the goals of filial therapy include gaining tools, knowledge, and a new way of interacting with their children, ultimately leading to a stronger parent-child relationship. Children, on the other hand, benefit from learning to self-regulate, behaving in more self-enhancing ways, and feeling validated and understood by their parents. As therapists, our goals involve serving as liaisons between parents...