Age: 28
Job title: Play therapist
Employer: Sure Start, Crewe
Duties
As most practitioners are aware, Sure Start is dedicated to bringing together early education, childcare, health and family support. It aims to deliver the best start in life for every child, with better opportunities for parents, affordable, good quality childcare and stronger and safer communities. A vital part of the programme involves improving the emotional development of young children.
As a play therapist my job is to help children with emotional and social problems. Play therapy can offer children a space in which feelings caused by traumatic experiences can be expressed and contained safely within healthy boundaries and limits. Once a trusting relationship has been built between child and therapist, the child will feel safe enough to share thoughts, feelings and ideas.
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