APT E-LEARNING CENTER
Play Therapy Continuing Education Test for:
WINDOWS TO OUR CHILDREN: A GESTALT THERAPY APPROACH TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
General Information
Citation: Violet Oaklander (Year: City, State: Publisher)
Format: Book
# Pages: 335
# Credit Hours: 8
% Pass: 80%
Test Fee: $80
Instructions:
1. BEFORE printing, FIRST type your Identification and Test responses in the spaces provided below.
2. Click on only one response for each question. If you click on more than one response or fail to respond to any question, the question will be scored as incorrect.
3. Finally print and mail this completed test form with processing fee payment for scoring to (or, if you have questions, contact): Carol Guerrero, E-Learning Center, Association for Play Therapy, 3198 Willow Avenue, Suite 110, Clovis, CA 93612 USA, (559) 294-2128 ext 1,
Learning Objectives:
Based on the content of the workshop, I am able to:
1. Explain the unique aspects of therapeutic work with children using a Gestalt framework.
2. Demonstrate the basic foundations that are necessary in the therapeutic work with children.
3. Apply and distinguish at least four projective techniques suited to child/adolescent clients.
4. Utilize the projective work using drawing, clay, sandplay puppets and enactment in the therapeutic process.
5. Critique and delineate concepts and approaches pertaining to specific problem behaviors.
6. Describe Immaginative Play.
7. Explain how Role Playing is used in Gestalt Play Therapy.
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TEST
1. In Gestalt play therapy, a fantasy drawing can be done with individual children, in group settings, and with a variety of ages up to and including adulthood.
a. True
b. False
2. In Gestalt play therapy, the play therapist would not write on a child’s picture because it would interfere with the integrity of the child’s work.
a. True
b. False
3. Fantasy is a valuable therapeutic tool because it can bring out what the child is hiding or avoiding, and it can help the play therapist to understand what is going on in the child’s life, from their perspective.
a. True
b. False
4. Imaginative play is best experience through:
a. Drawings
b. Work with clay
c. Puppetry
d. All of the above
5. Gestalt play therapy with children and adolescents could include instructing the child or adolescent to make an abstract creation that could be their world today
a. True
b. False
6. A Gestalt play therapist would not ask a child to draw their family as symbols or animals.
a. True
b. False
7. When doing a fantasy, such as the rosebud fantasy, be sure to do a lot of prompting, giving lots of suggestions and possibilities.
a. True
b. False
8. The scribble exercise can be a very unthreatening method to help children express outwardly something of their inner selves.
a. True
b. False
9. When working with drawings with families, each person must have their own piece of paper.
a. True
b. False
10. Each Gestalt play therapist should find his or her own style in achieving the delicate balance between directly and guiding the session, and going with and following the child’s lead.
a. True
b. False
11. What is the most important basic foundation for anyone working with children’s needs?
a. Liking children.
b. Establishing an accepting, trusting relationship with the child.
c. Knowing something about the way children develop, learn, and grow
d. Understanding the important issues that emerge at particular age levels
e. All of the above.
12. Using clay is an effective therapeutic intervention for children with:
a. perceptual and motor problems
b. anger and aggression issues
c. poor self esteem
d. all of the above
e.A and C
13. In working with clay, the therapist should always take a directed approach with the child.
a. True
b. False
14. In the therapy session, the use of self-disclosure on the part of the therapist is discouraged by Dr. Oaklander.
a. True
b. False
15. The use of profanity by children in the therapeutic session should be discouraged by the therapist.
a. True
b. False
16. Story-telling techniques that encourage projection and self-exploration include:
a. telling a story into a tape recorder
b. describing a picture from the Children’s Apperception Test
c. hearing a fairy tale or folk tale
d. looking through a box of pictures
e. all of the above
17. One of the most effective ways to help children write poetry is to read adult poetry to them.
a. True
b. False
18. In working with puppets, a child may be able to access and express repressed feelings about a painful experience.
a. True
b. False
19. Children who are resistant to writing in the therapy session can be encouraged to do so by:
a. giving them a small spiral notebook to record, for ex., dreams or things that make them mad
b. dictating a story to the therapist
c. recording a story into a tape recorder
d. completing incomplete sentences
e. all of the above
20. Through sensory exercises, a child’s contact function with the world is increased.
a. True
b. False
21. To facilitate enhancement of the sense of touch, the therapist can offer the child:
a. clay
b. finger painting
c. massage
d. a & b
e. all of the above
22. An exercise to enhance the sense of sight is to gaze at an object for a period of time and then to draw the feelings evoked.
a. True
b. False
23. What type of music is especially conducive for children to get in touch with their feelings?
a. rock
b. classical
c. folk
d. lullabies
e. all of the above
24. Paradoxically when children act as someone or something else when participating in creative dramatics, it brings them closer to themselves.
a. True
b. False
25. Children do not have the emotional and cognitive maturity to work on dreams with the therapist.
a. True
b. False
26. The Empty Chair is merely a technique sometimes used in Gestalt Therapy. It is not definitive of Gestalt Therapy.
a. True
b. False
27. Role playing is useful for both real-life situations and simulated ones.
a. True
b. False
28. Pantomime helps children become more aware of their bodies.
a. True
b. False
29. Working with polarities, such as mixed feelings, only confuses children.
a. True
b. False
30. The use of play is to:
a. Bring about transference between the child and therapist.
b. Ensure that the child thinks coming to therapy is fun.
c. Serve as a language for a child and allow them to express their feelings.
d. A and C
31. If a child does not see the connection from the play to their own life, a therapist should:
a. Make their own interpretation of the child’s play, so the child can “hear” it.
b. Encourage the child to “own” the connection.
c. Allow the child to move on, trusting that the integration has taken place on some level.
d. All of the above
32. Play therapy is appropriate for all children regardless of age.
a. True
b. False
33. When a therapist has an emotional reaction to their work with a child, they should:
a. Use these feelings to communicate authentically with the child.
b. Acknowledge their own feelings, but then put them aside so they can be present for the child.
c. Get supervision for their countertransference.
d. None of the above.
34. When a child wants to play a game, it means he/she:
a. Wants to avoid exploring other avenues of play.
b. Has completed one part of his/her process.
c. Could still learn how to manage their emotions while playing games.
d. All of the above.
35. Parents are reluctant to bring their children to therapy because:
a. It might mean they are bad parents.
b. They think it’s just a stage.
c. Their medical doctor said their symptoms are nothing.
d. All of the above.
36. A top priority for a first session is to:
a. Be prepared and read all the documentation regarding the child.
b. Meet with the parents alone, so they can speak freely about their child.
c. Make sure the child has a clear sense of their responsibility for their presenting problem.
d. Meet with the parents and child so the child experiences the therapist as someone who wants to hear and respect him/her.
37. When a child is resistant, it can mean:
a. They are sabotaging the therapy process.
b. They are having a normal response to dealing with painful or fearful subjects.
c. The child is about to experience a new discovery.
d. B and C
38. When considering the end of treatment, there is a prescribed length of treatment depending upon the presenting problem.
a. True
b. False
39. Children who are aggressive:
a. Are having difficulty with their environment.
b. Can appear withdrawn.
c. Are responding to their own faulty internal cues.
d. A and B
40. Children can sometimes access their angry feelings by addressing their happy feelings as well.
a. True
b. False
41. Hyperactivity can be due to:
a. ADHD
b. Anxiety
c. Unexpressed feelings
d.All of the above
42. In working with a hyperactive child, Violet would:
a. Direct his activities towards soothing behaviors.
b. Observe and allow him to move quickly from one activity to another.
c. Limit his activities to ensure he could focus.
d. A and B
43. Angie the withdrawn child began to open up in Violet’s therapy sessions. Relevant factor(s) in her treatment were:
a. The reason why she was withdrawn.
b. Angie’s willingness to complete the projects Violet suggested.
c. The projective work enabled her to open up.
d. Her parents’ role in the process.
44. When participating in a group, past events can still be relevant to present feelings for children.
a. True
b. False
45. Groups are valuable because:
a. Children get to interact with each other.
b. They can learn the effect of their behaviors on others.
c. They are fun.
d. All of the above.
46. Therapy with adolescents can be successful when:
a. The parents acknowledge their own feelings regarding their child growing up.
b. Only the adolescent participates in therapy.
c. The therapist is direct even in the face of their resistance.
d. All of the above.
47. Parental involvement is recommended with young children because:
a. The therapist can learn about the child’s family by watching them play.
b. Children have difficulty separating at young ages.
c. There is usually a family dynamic involved in the child’s difficulties.
d. A and C
APT E-LEARNING CENTER
Home Study Evaluation Form for:
Book Title: WINDOWS TO OUR CHILDREN: A GESTALT THERAPY APPROACH TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Instructions:
1. Please indicate your rating of the following statements by circling the appropriate number for each statement.
2. Return completed form to APT 559-294-2129(fax), or 3198 Willow Avenue, Suite 110, Clovis, CA 93612.
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Learning Objectives: Agree Disagree
Based on the content of the workshop, I am able to:
1. Explain the unique aspects of therapeutic work with children
using a Gestalt framework. 5 4 3 2 1
2. Demonstrate the basic foundations that are necessary in
the therapeutic work with children. 5 4 3 2 1
3. Apply and distinguish at least four projective techniques suited
to child/adolescent clients. 5 4 3 2 1
4. Utilize the projective work using drawing, clay, sandplay puppets
and enactment in the therapeutic process. 5 4 3 2 1
5. Critique and delineate concepts and approaches pertaining to
specific problem behaviors. 5 4 3 2 1
6. Describe Immaginative Play. 5 4 3 2 1
7. Explain how Role Playing is used in Gestalt Play Therapy. 5 4 3 2 1
Content / Relevancy:
1. The information presented will enhance my practice. 5 4 3 2 1
2. The content of this session was relevant to my practice
and/or professional expertise. 5 4 3 2 1
3. The teaching learning strategies used during this session were
effective for content presented. 5 4 3 2 1
4. This program is appropriate to my education, experience,
and skills level. 5 4 3 2 1
5. Cultural, racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender
differences were considered. 5 4 3 2 1
6. I would recommend this program to others. 5 4 3 2 1
7. This activity was free of commercial bias. 5 4 3 2 1
8. How much did you learn as a result of this CE program? a great deal some very little
9. Overall Rating: This session met or exceed my expectations 5 4 3 2 1
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