Case Study Presenting the Role of Play in the Diagnosis of the Problems of Four Children Referred to the Youth Counselling Service of the Archdiocese of New York
Abstract
Background and Importance of the Study. Before any therapist dealing with the human personality can begin to help the emotionally upset individual adjust into a happier, more comfortable and more useful person, he must first understand the patient. "Understanding" a person who has emotional problems implies an awareness of the effects that a person's life experiences have had on him; a recognition of the inner conflicts which stand in the way of a more satisfactory adjustment, and a knowledge of the individual's capacities to bring about this readjustment for himself. It can be stated with certainty that this understanding as a prerequisite for treatment is as important in working with the child as it is with the adult. Therefore the child therapist, whether he be psychoanalyst, psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker is searching for new techniques to increase this understanding and he is constantly evaluating the applicability of these methods. The therapist realizes he must employ those techniques which will bring him into contact with the child's world or where he can meet the child at his own level.
Subject Area
Counseling Psychology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Costello, Margaret Frances, "Case Study Presenting the Role of Play in the Diagnosis of the Problems of Four Children Referred to the Youth Counselling Service of the Archdiocese of New York" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31096995.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31096995
