For each of the following scenarios, decide which of the playtherapy skills described in the Vernon text (tracking, restatingcontent, reflecting feelings, returning responsibility to thechild, using the child’s metaphor, and limit setting) you would useto respond to the child. Generate several different responses toeach one, remembering that you can combine several kinds of skillsin a single response.
Glenda, a 6-year-old, was referred because she seems to beextremely distressed about her parents’ recent divorce. She comesinto her third play therapy session frowning and crying, sits down,and says, “I hate my mom. I wanted to play, and she made me comehere.â€
