Outdoor and nature connected Play Therapy
Resources
For more information about Play Therapy:
https://www.bapt.info/play-therapy/what-is-play-therapy/
https://www.bacp.co.uk/about-therapy/types-of-therapy/play-therapy/
For more information about Outdoor play therapy:
https://www.thezoofamily.com/en/blogs/news/nature-play-therapy-guide
For information about developmental trauma and how it can effect a child in their everyday life:
https://beaconhouse.org.uk/resources/
For more information about the benefits of being outside and connecting with nature for children:
https://forestfrontiers.co.uk/why-we-need-more-time-in-naturethe-science-behind-its-benefits/
https://www.childrenandnature.org/
Local (to Reading/West berks/South oxen) services:
https://parentingspecialchildren.co.uk/ A range of trainings and support groups for parents with neurodiverse children. Based in Theale, West Berkshire.
https://www.daisysdream.org.uk/ A Reading based childhood bereavement support charity that also sometimes runs outdoor days.
https://www.pactcharity.org/bb4k/ Reading based support for children affected by domestic abuse.
https://www.pactcharity.org/adoption-support/ Reading based adoption support.
https://pathhill.com/ South Oxfordshire outdoor alternative provision. Path Hill Adventures also offers holiday activity days, and some workshops and wellbeing days for adults, including some green prescribing.
https://www.gabrielseducation.com/ Reading based wellbeing support for children in nature through play and nurture sessions.
Book recommendations
Last child in the woods, Richard Louv https://tinyurl.com/mu9szu45
Raising securely attached kids, Eli Harwood https://tinyurl.com/bddddt4c
Parenting a child who has experienced Trauma, Dan Hughes https://tinyurl.com/sczuawba
The whole-brained child, Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson https://tinyurl.com/b6cv6cwv
Nature and young people; encouraging creative play and learning in natural environments, Ruth Wilson https://tinyurl.com/mr86jym9
I love my world, Chris Holland https://www.natureconnection.co.uk/i-love-my-world-in-colour
Play Therapy in the Outdoors, Ali Chown https://tinyurl.com/25zr64kh
Collections of childrens books for mental health and emotional literacy;
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/playtherapylondon
https://www.booktrust.org.uk/resources/mental-health/
https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/collections/author-books-by-margot-sunderland