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Prof. Kawai Participates in the 36th AJCP Symposium

Professor Toshio Kawai participated as a panelist in the open symposium, “Play therapy and child care support
for children with developmental disabilities” on November 19 at the 2017 Association of Japanese Clinical Psychology conference in Yokohama.
At the symposium, the effectiveness of play therapy and child care support for children with developmental disabilities were discussed. More than 300 people were in attendance.
Prof. Kawai gave a talk from the perspective of a Jungian psychotherapist and discussed the effectiveness of a play therapeutic approach at KRC.
Traditional psychotherapy assumes the subjectivity of the client. How can play therapy bring out the subjectivity of children with developmental disabilities? Prof. Kawai pointed out the need for familial support systems, especially when the current increase in the number of the children with developmental disabilities.
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2017/12/06

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