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As well as working on my own private practice I would like to contribute to the understanding and development of Play Therapy.
I would like to work with Charities and other agencies (Statutary or independent), maybe on a part time basis, as a consultant or as a sessional Play Therapist.
I am and have been involved with the initiative of providing Play Therapy for the young Carers group of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers in Dumfries. I feel very strongly about the work they do for carers in general and very enthusiastic about what they want to provide for young carers in the region. Up to now I have worked with young carers in Dumfries, Annan and Moffat. This is a great opportunity and I am humbled and honored to have made contact and shared time and special memories with these young people.
I am also interested in promoting: Play Therapy at school. This is be based on my experiences at Loreburn Primary in Dumfries, Sanquhar Primary in Upper Nithsdale and Newington Primary in Annan.
For the past year and a half I have been working with children and young people in residential care as a Therapeutic Child Care Worker. This was a new area for me and it presented new challenges and experiences, and yet Play still has a lot to do with it. It might not be strictly Non-directive play Therapy, but the principles and skills that make you as a Play Therapist come very handy when observing, working and sharing experiences with young people that do not live at home, might have experienced trauma and might not have experienced loving nurture at the start of their lives.
At the moment I am working towards returning full time to Play Therapy and there are some interesting developments and projects in which I would like to take part.
I have just started to experiment with blogging about play in general and Play Therapy in particular, I am interested in contacting other play therapists, parents and people using play to help and support children and families. As part of this effort to connect, I am also developing a Fan page in Facebook and you could get in touch with me through Twitter too. ;o)
If you want to find out more about Play Therapy and Play in general, try some the following links.
PLAY AND FILIAL THERAPY (Dr Ryan)
