1.0Graftonhttps://www.grafton.orgJacquelynn Hollman, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist & Darryl Funk, LCSW, Clinical Administratorhttps://www.grafton.org/author/darrylfunkdrjacquelynnhollman/The Playground as Therapeutic Space - Graftonrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fS3hlfR5yn"><a href="https://www.grafton.org/the-playground-as-therapeutic-space/">The Playground as Therapeutic Space</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.grafton.org/the-playground-as-therapeutic-space/embed/#?secret=fS3hlfR5yn" width="600" height="338" title="“The Playground as Therapeutic Space” — Grafton" data-secret="fS3hlfR5yn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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He was one of those young boys who appear happiest standing in a puddle of mud holding whatever creepy crawly creature he could find. He was admitted to Grafton because of the repetitive trauma he had endured early in his life and then again when he experienced repetitive sexual abuse. Therapy began along the traditional talk therapy lines, connecting body experiences with thoughts, emotions and behaviors, learning how to establish boundaries and searching for core beliefs that had developed as a result of his experiences. We just couldn’t get the pieces together. At the young man’s request, we ventured outside and that is where he introduced me to the therapeutic value of children at play and the power of the “rolling down the hill” therapeutic intervention.https://www.grafton.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Colorful-abstract.jpg