Question 1

Play therapy sessions should last 45 minutes so children will have 15 minutes to clean the playroom before the next session begins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

To be actively involved with the child, play therapists should participate in play when the child requests it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

If a therapist decides to give a child a memento for the termination of therapy, he or she should give

Accepted Answer

A)  a book. 
B)  a sticker. 
C)  something that signifies their time together. 
D)  something the therapist made for the child. 
E)  Therapists should not give their clients mementos. 
A)  a book. 
B)  a sticker. 
C)  something that signifies their time together. 
D)  something the therapist made for the child. 
E)  Therapists should not give their clients mementos. E

Question 4

The timing of a gift should be considered before a therapist accepts it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy.
-Confidentiality

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost. 
A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost.

Question 6

Play therapy can have positive results even if both parents are not involved in the parent consultation process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy.
-Giving the child a reward

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost. 
A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost.

Question 8

Participating in a child's play automatically impedes the therapeutic process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A therapist should display a gift given him or her by a child so the child knows he or she appreciates it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Landreth suggest that a play therapist can consider accepting a gift from a child if

Accepted Answer

A)  he or she doesn't want to disappoint the child. 
B)  the gift costs less than $20.00. 
C)  the gift is artwork created by the child. 
D)  the gift was purchased for the therapist. 
E)  Play therapists should never accept gifts from the child. 
A)  he or she doesn't want to disappoint the child. 
B)  the gift costs less than $20.00. 
C)  the gift is artwork created by the child. 
D)  the gift was purchased for the therapist. 
E)  Play therapists should never accept gifts from the child.

Question 11

It would be ethically appropriate for a play therapist to tell a parent, "Your child is really angry. He spent 15 minutes beating on the Bobo."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy.
-Asking the child to clean up

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost. 
A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost.

Question 13

Parents should be informed if their child

Accepted Answer

A)  breaks materials in the playroom. 
B)  complains about the non-custodial parent. 
C)  paints a disturbing picture. 
D)  refuses to talk during play therapy sessions. 
E)  threatens suicide. 
A)  breaks materials in the playroom. 
B)  complains about the non-custodial parent. 
C)  paints a disturbing picture. 
D)  refuses to talk during play therapy sessions. 
E)  threatens suicide.

Question 14

Giving children a happy sticker at the end of each session supports therapeutic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy.
-Giving the child a memento

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost. 
A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost.

Question 16

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy.
-Accepting gifts

Accepted Answer

A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost. 
A)  Discuss general observations and avoid revealing specific behaviors. 
B)  Emotional gifts are more powerful and more satisfying than tangible gifts. 
C)  Play experiences are intrinsically rewarding. 
D)  Toys are children's words, and play is their language. 
E)  What is held in the heart can never be lost.

Question 17

If the therapist is participating in the child's play, he or she should follow all the directions the child gives to let the child lead the session.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Telling a child why he or she is in play therapy

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitates behavior change. 
B)  helps the therapist set treatment goals. 
C)  identifies a presenting concern. 
D)  is a necessary process in child-centered play therapy. 
E)  makes the session problem focused rather than child focused 
A)  facilitates behavior change. 
B)  helps the therapist set treatment goals. 
C)  identifies a presenting concern. 
D)  is a necessary process in child-centered play therapy. 
E)  makes the session problem focused rather than child focused

Question 19

Play therapists should hang their clients' artwork on the wall of the playroom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a play therapist decides to participate in a child's play, he or she should not

Accepted Answer

A)  do anything the child directs him or her to do. 
B)  keep the child in the lead. 
C)  keep the child in view. 
D)  maintain an adult-therapeutic role. 
E)  maintain appropriate boundaries. 
A)  do anything the child directs him or her to do. 
B)  keep the child in the lead. 
C)  keep the child in view. 
D)  maintain an adult-therapeutic role. 
E)  maintain appropriate boundaries.

Play therapy sessions should last 45 minutes so children will have 15 minutes to clean the playroom before the next session begins.

To be actively involved with the child, play therapists should participate in play when the child requests it.

If a therapist decides to give a child a memento for the termination of therapy, he or she should give

The timing of a gift should be considered before a therapist accepts it.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Confidentiality

Play therapy can have positive results even if both parents are not involved in the parent consultation process.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Giving the child a reward

Participating in a child's play automatically impedes the therapeutic process.

A therapist should display a gift given him or her by a child so the child knows he or she appreciates it.

Landreth suggest that a play therapist can consider accepting a gift from a child if

It would be ethically appropriate for a play therapist to tell a parent, "Your child is really angry. He spent 15 minutes beating on the Bobo."

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Asking the child to clean up

Parents should be informed if their child

Giving children a happy sticker at the end of each session supports therapeutic growth.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Giving the child a memento

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Accepting gifts

If the therapist is participating in the child's play, he or she should follow all the directions the child gives to let the child lead the session.

Telling a child why he or she is in play therapy

Play therapists should hang their clients' artwork on the wall of the playroom.

If a play therapist decides to participate in a child's play, he or she should not

About Me, Garry Landreth

The Meaning of Play

History and Development of Play Therapy

A View of Children

Child-Centered Play Therapy

The Play Therapist

Parents As Partners in Play Therapy

The Playroom and Materials

Beginning the Relationship: The Childs Time

Characteristics of Facilitative Responses

Therapeutic Limit Setting

Typical Problems in Play Therapy and What to Do If

Children in Play Therapy

Determining Therapeutic Process and Termination

Intensive and Short-Term Play Therapy

Research in Play Therapy

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Exam 13: Issues in Play Therapy

Play therapy sessions should last 45 minutes so children will have 15 minutes to clean the playroom before the next session begins.

To be actively involved with the child, play therapists should participate in play when the child requests it.

If a therapist decides to give a child a memento for the termination of therapy, he or she should give

The timing of a gift should be considered before a therapist accepts it.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Confidentiality

Play therapy can have positive results even if both parents are not involved in the parent consultation process.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Giving the child a reward

Participating in a child's play automatically impedes the therapeutic process.

A therapist should display a gift given him or her by a child so the child knows he or she appreciates it.

Landreth suggest that a play therapist can consider accepting a gift from a child if

It would be ethically appropriate for a play therapist to tell a parent, "Your child is really angry. He spent 15 minutes beating on the Bobo."

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Asking the child to clean up

Parents should be informed if their child

Giving children a happy sticker at the end of each session supports therapeutic growth.

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Giving the child a memento

Match the statement or description with the corresponding issue in play therapy. -Accepting gifts

If the therapist is participating in the child's play, he or she should follow all the directions the child gives to let the child lead the session.

Telling a child why he or she is in play therapy

Play therapists should hang their clients' artwork on the wall of the playroom.

If a play therapist decides to participate in a child's play, he or she should not

About Me, Garry Landreth

The Meaning of Play

History and Development of Play Therapy

A View of Children

Child-Centered Play Therapy

The Play Therapist

Parents As Partners in Play Therapy

The Playroom and Materials

Beginning the Relationship: The Childs Time

Characteristics of Facilitative Responses

Therapeutic Limit Setting

Typical Problems in Play Therapy and What to Do If

Children in Play Therapy

Determining Therapeutic Process and Termination

Intensive and Short-Term Play Therapy

Research in Play Therapy

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