Interpreting Children’s Play
A Jungian Analytical Play Therapy Perspective
Learning Objectives
Understand the Jungian Analytical theoretical position regarding the psyche of children.
2. Understand the dynamic relationship between a child's symptoms and the child's reality.
3. Understand how to view symbolic play in the context of the child's reality, and how to formulate specific hypotheses regarding the dynamic nature of the child's play to
the specific issues with which the child is struggling.
4. Understand how to respond to the child with a fuller understanding of the purpose of the child's play, and the representation of his/her inner struggle.