The Talking, Feeling and Doing Game

Description

A psychotherapeutic game for children. The first published therapeutic game by
Richard A. Gardener, M.D., is still one of the most popular counseling tools
used with children in therapeutic settings. A child’s responses while playing
the game will reveal the psychological issues that are most important to him
or her. Three types of cards offer prompts that will engage the child and,
through their responses, reveal directions for therapeutic intervention. This
therapy game is played like a standard board game. The child and therapist
place their playing pieces on Start, then take turns throwing the dice, and
moving their pawn along a path of squares. Depending upon the color of the
square on which the piece lands, the player selects a talking card, feeling
card, or doing card. The questions and directions in each set of cards include
items that are not anxiety provoking – How old are you? – to items that are
moderately anxiety provoking – Everyone in the class was laughing at a boy.
What had happened? If the child responds they receive a token reward chip. The
winner is the player who has accumulated the most chips after the players have
reached Finish. The child’s responses are generally revealing of those
psychological issues that are most important at that time. The engaging game
format utilizing token reinforcement enhances the child’s interest and elicits
spontaneous revelations. The information gained provides diagnostically
meaningful insights into the child’s psychodynamics, and is of therapeutic
value because each response can serve as a catalyst for therapeutic
interchanges. The game is of value in group psychotherapy, in the treatment of
learning-disabled children because many of the cards are particularly
applicable to these children, and with children who can reveal themselves more
freely but who may also need a respite from more anxiety-provoking therapeutic
endeavors.

Features:

• One of the most popular tools used in child psychotherapy
• The questions and directions in each set of cards include items that are not anxiety provoking to items that are moderately anxiety provoking
• The information gained while playing provides diagnostically meaningful insights into the child's psychodynamics
• Suitable for ages 4 and Up
• Intended for use by mental health professionals

Product Details:

• Product Dimensions: 9.75 x 9.75 x 2.5 inches
• Item Weight: 2.31 pounds
• Item model number: SG_B000MBE3S2_US
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 – 4 years
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
• Manufacturer: Creative Therapeutics