Penggunaan Play Therapy dalam Layanan Konseling di Indonesia

Abstract

Play Therapy is one of the counseling approaches using games to help and communicate with clients in helping clients overcome the problems they face. This approach is very helpful for clients to express their emotions and solve problems through games, both individually and in groups. This study uses a literature review method with the aim of finding the use of counseling services using Play Therapy in Indonesia. Data on the keywords "counseling services" and "Play Therapy" were collected from various literature related to journals in the last five years and analyzed descriptively. The study shows that Play Therapy has been proven effective in improving students' social interactions with peers, improving socio-emotional, increasing self-confidence, improving students' interpersonal communication, reducing psychological stress, reducing symptoms of disaster trauma, sexual violence trauma, developing social interaction, increasing appetite for those who experience sexual violence trauma, improving skills, and eliminating problems