OUR FEATURED FUNDRAISER
Healing Through Play & Bibliotherapy
THE PLAYGROUNDgr provides a free curriculum to youth and families in our community called Healing Through Play. This model provides hands on play therapy strategies and tools to support healing from a trauma journey, grief journey, growth in body and emotional regulation and overall wellness. During these workshops, youth, neighbors, providers and teachers, are gifted books from our curriculum for their home, offices and classrooms.
Why bibliotherapy and play our curriculum?
“Bibliotherapy can assist children in overcoming problems by having them read stories about characters who have successfully resolved a dilemma similar to their own. Identification with a literary model can foster thought and possible resolution to a problem such as dealing with a separation, illness, death, poverty, disability, alienation, disaster, war, etc. The underlying premise of bibliotherapy is that interpreting stories is an ever-changing process to which children bring their own needs and experiences. Since students often have difficulty identifying and communicating their feelings, stories can serve to facilitate open discussion and self-understanding. If children become emotionally involved with literary characters, they are more able to verbalize, act out, or draw pictures describing their innermost thoughts.
Use of bibliotherapy is not limited to crisis situations, nor is it a cure for severe psychological difficulties. It may not meet the needs of some children, especially those who are not ready to face their specific issue. Other students may be unable to transfer insights gained from reading into their own life, or may use literature as a form of escape. Yet, these experiences with literary characters have been shown to be beneficial to many children.”
( Leah Davies, M.Ed.)
Our Books
- Me: A Compendium: A fil in journal for Kids – Wee Society
- The Boy with the Big, Big Feelings - Britney Winn Lee
- Feelings – Todd Par (English & Spanish)
- How are you Peeling – Saxton Freymann
- Sad Monster Glad Monster – Ed Emberley
- In My Heart a Book of Feelings -Jo Witek
- A Feel Better Book for Little Tempers – Holly Brochmann and Leah Bowman
- I Like Myself – Karen Beaumonts
- Wimee’s Dreams – Stephanie Kammeraad, Kevin Kammeraad, Michael Hyacinthe
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At THE PLAYGROUNDgr we value our employees’ talents, skills and abilities and seek to foster an open, cooperative, and dynamic environment in which we can all excel. PLAYGROUNDgr provides an environment where employees are encouraged to bring ideas and challenges to any level of management. THE PLAYGROUNDgr is an equal opportunity employer.
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