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e of change and growth in the child Techniques: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy ? The emphasis is on developing new, more adaptive thoughts and behaviors ? The counselor uses techniques to guide student in using more helpful coping strategies to deal with problems ? Pairs concrete examples with abstract ideas and emotions Experiential Activity: Weights and Balloons ? How did the activity help explain the thoughtfeeling connection? ? For which developmental levels is this appropriate? ? How can this activity help the counselor/student with goal setting? Applying play into your Counseling ? Play, art, storytelling, and music can be integrated with multiple theoretical approaches ? Play can be used as a medium within a counseling session to bring ease to any aged child ? Middle and high school students may even long for a modality of expression other than spoken language ? Direct questions do not always produce direct responses Who is using Play Therapy ? In 2022, 105 counseling graduate programs in the US offered at least one course in play therapy ? In 2022, 978 school counselors from ACA and APT were surveyed about their theoretical background and % responded childcentered with cognitive behavioral in second at % – Of those responding to the survey, the average number