놀이정신치료

PLAY PSYCHOTHERAPY

놀이정신치료의 역사와 분류를 통해 놀이정신치료의 다양한 발전 과정을 살펴보았고, 놀이의 기능과 임상적 응용을 통해 기본 개념과 실제적 요소를 짚어보았으며 주요 치료적 접근에서는 대표적 치료 방법인 정신분석적 기법과 비지시적 치료의 이론과 실제기법을 정리하여 소개하였다. 또한 놀이치료에서의 발달론적 접근을 이해하기 위해 발달과정으로서의 놀이, 그 치료적 적용, 인지발달적 측면 그리고 치료과정에 대해 조명해 보았다.

The author reviewed history and development of variable approaches of play psychotherapy. To understand basic concepts and practical factors of play, the functions of play behavior and it's clinical application were summarized. As major therapeutic approaches, both theoretical concepts and practical techniques of psychoanalytic approach and those of nondirective approach were presented. For clinician it is important to know developmental theories which can be applied to various therapeutic technics and to apply these theories to play therapy situations. So, to know the developmental approach in play psychotherapy, play as a developmental process, its' therapeutic application, play in the perspective of cognitive development and the therapeutic process of play psychotherapy were reviewed. With the knowledge of developmental concept therapists can increase their abilities to prescribe an appropriate type of play therapy.