Filial Therapy

What is Filial Therapy?

Filial Therapy is a behavioral method of intervening in the psychosocial development of children less than eleven years of age, using the parent as agents of change.  Parent(s) are taught to conduct child-centered play therapy with the instruction and supervision of professionals (Guerney, 1980). 

What’s involved? 

8 sessions of training with certified Play Therapists.  Parent(s) meet with the group to learn child-centered play therapy.  The meetings will follow this format: 

• Session 1:  Intake

• Session 2:  Skills Training

• Session 3:  Skills Training

• Session 4:  Preparing for Home Session

• Session 5:  Home Session Feedback

• Session 6:  Home Session Feedback

• Session 7:  Generalization

• Session 8:  Termination and Wrap Up

New groups will be forming periodically.