222 | The Universal Efficacy of CCPT: How to Address Doubters
Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child-Centered Play Therapy
In this episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I respond to a question from Nicole in Indiana about finding research that compares child-centered play therapy (CCPT) with other types of therapy. Nicole, whose manager is skeptical of CCPT's broad applicability, especially for issues outside trauma, asked for research to support CCPT's effectiveness across various child needs. Instead of a comparison, I discuss how research shows CCPT's success with a range of issues—from ADHD and anxiety to cultural diversity and speech disorders. I highlight Child-Centered Play Therapy Research, edited by Baggerly, Ray, and Bratton, as a comprehensive resource for defending the universal efficacy of CCPT.
I also encourage listeners to confidently advocate for CCPT in the face of skepticism by seeking out studies specific to their clients' needs. CCPT's effectiveness spans ages, cultural backgrounds, and conditions, making it a powerful, evidence-supported approach.
Episode Reference: Baggerly, J. N., Ray, D. C., & Bratton, S. C. (Eds.). (2010). Child-centered play therapy research: The evidence base for effective practice. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118269626
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Common References: Cochran, N., Nordling, W., & Cochran, J. (2010). Child-Centered Play Therapy (1st ed.). Wiley. VanFleet, R., Sywulak, A. E., & Sniscak, C. C. (2010). Child-centered play therapy. Guilford Press. Landreth, G.L. (2023). Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship (4th ed.). Routledge. Bratton, S. C., Landreth, G. L., Kellam, T., & Blackard, S. R. (2006). Child parent relationship therapy (CPRT) treatment manual: A 10-session filial therapy model for training parents. Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Benedict, Helen. Themes in Play Therapy. Used with permission to Heartland Play Therapy Institute.
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0 00:00:00,409 --> 00:00:04,269 You're listening to the Play Therapy Podcast with Dr. Brenna Hicks. 1 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:08,119 Your source for centered and focused play therapy coaching. 2 00:00:08,420 --> 00:00:10,670 Hi, I'm Dr. Brenna Hicks, The Kid Counselor. 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,300 This is the Play Therapy Podcast where you get a master class in child-centered, 4 00:00:14,310 --> 00:00:15,050 play therapy 5 00:00:15,210 --> 00:00:17,500 and practical support and application for your 6 00:00:17,510 --> 00:00:19,489 work with children and their families. 7 00:00:19,559 --> 00:00:23,540 In today's episode, I received an email from Nicole in Indiana 8 00:00:23,969 --> 00:00:28,870 and I'm going to answer her question about very similar to 9 00:00:29,149 --> 00:00:30,110 yesterday's. 10 00:00:31,110 --> 00:00:36,430 She is working in private practice under a manager who does not believe CCPT is best. 11 00:00:37,229 --> 00:00:37,400 Du 12 00:00:37,869 --> 00:00:37,889 du 13 00:00:38,229 --> 00:00:38,250 du. 14 00:00:38,689 --> 00:00:39,419 All right. 15 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:42,439 Here's, here's everything in full circle. Y'all. 16 00:00:42,450 --> 00:00:46,209 My, my life just goes in waves and the wave right now is 17 00:00:46,349 --> 00:00:49,110 supervisors, managers, bosses, 18 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:55,369 people in authority roles and figures that are bucking clinicians 19 00:00:55,380 --> 00:00:57,680 wanting to be fully adherent to CCPT. 20 00:00:58,209 --> 00:01:02,009 I can't tell you the number of conversations, messages, emails, texts, 21 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:05,290 everything I've had about this topic in the last like week or two. 22 00:01:05,790 --> 00:01:06,500 It's looney. 23 00:01:06,739 --> 00:01:09,019 All right. So Nicole, thanks so much for the email. 24 00:01:09,029 --> 00:01:11,889 I'll read parts of her email and then we'll talk through this together. 25 00:01:12,220 --> 00:01:16,309 I recently discovered your podcast and have absolutely fallen in love. Yay. 26 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:17,089 So excited. 27 00:01:17,470 --> 00:01:20,620 I'm an LCSw working in private practice under a manager 28 00:01:20,629 --> 00:01:24,190 who does not believe CCPT is best for anything other than trauma 29 00:01:25,150 --> 00:01:26,730 by the way related aside, 30 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,129 where did that notion even come from? 31 00:01:29,879 --> 00:01:33,099 CCPT is not good for anything other than trauma? 32 00:01:33,559 --> 00:01:37,790 I, I don't even know how that could be drawn as a conclusion, but ok, I digress. 33 00:01:38,099 --> 00:01:41,139 I wonder if you could point me in the direction of research that 34 00:01:41,150 --> 00:01:44,680 shows how CCPT compares to other types of therapy for children. 35 00:01:44,690 --> 00:01:45,449 Thanks so much. 36 00:01:45,919 --> 00:01:48,139 Well, Nicole, thank you for the email. 37 00:01:48,589 --> 00:01:52,129 Thank you for discovering CCPT and falling in love 38 00:01:52,430 --> 00:01:55,519 and thank you for wanting to be adherent even 39 00:01:55,529 --> 00:01:57,779 when a manager doesn't seem to be on board. 40 00:01:57,790 --> 00:01:58,180 So 41 00:01:58,389 --> 00:02:00,540 very similar to Deidre's question. 42 00:02:00,879 --> 00:02:03,540 Let's dive into this, although this is more about research. 43 00:02:03,550 --> 00:02:06,800 So this is kind of a piggy backing on yesterday. 44 00:02:06,980 --> 00:02:09,300 Not only are we going to be adherent to the model, 45 00:02:09,309 --> 00:02:13,949 but then we also want to have research that we can provide when there are 46 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:16,210 questioners or 47 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:19,330 nonbelievers. I don't know what you would call them. 48 00:02:20,029 --> 00:02:20,929 So 49 00:02:21,500 --> 00:02:24,009 I think I'm going to actually pivot a little bit and 50 00:02:24,020 --> 00:02:26,839 answer your question differently than what you actually asked Nicole. 51 00:02:26,850 --> 00:02:27,919 And so I hope that 52 00:02:28,350 --> 00:02:30,320 you'll forgive me for deviating a bit. 53 00:02:30,660 --> 00:02:32,050 So your question is specifically, 54 00:02:32,059 --> 00:02:34,250 I wonder if you can point me in the direction of research that 55 00:02:34,259 --> 00:02:37,490 shows how CCPT compares to other types of therapy for kids. 56 00:02:38,429 --> 00:02:38,979 No, 57 00:02:39,270 --> 00:02:43,149 but I will. I promise I'll answer your question just in a different capacity. 58 00:02:43,539 --> 00:02:45,839 What I want to do is point you in the direction 59 00:02:45,850 --> 00:02:49,330 that shows how CCPT works with every single issue. 60 00:02:50,110 --> 00:02:53,539 So I actually don't feel compelled or I don't think that it's valuable 61 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:57,529 to show CCPT in comparison to other types of therapy. 62 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:01,960 Please hear my heart and I really don't mean this in 63 00:03:02,889 --> 00:03:02,899 a, 64 00:03:03,479 --> 00:03:05,160 I don't know, an abrasive way, 65 00:03:05,679 --> 00:03:09,880 but I don't need to compare CCPT to other types of therapy. 66 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:14,679 I need to have evidence that shows that CCPT will work with any issue 67 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:16,339 with any child 68 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:18,199 and we have evidence of that 69 00:03:18,750 --> 00:03:19,809 miles long. 70 00:03:20,330 --> 00:03:24,009 So I think it's actually much more helpful rather than saying, well, 71 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:26,500 let's compare CCPT to fill in the blank. 72 00:03:26,729 --> 00:03:29,880 How about the CCPT work with this population? 73 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,080 Does CCPT work with this issue? 74 00:03:32,199 --> 00:03:36,750 Does CCPT work with this diagnosis? What about this culture? What about this race? 75 00:03:36,759 --> 00:03:38,350 What about this age? What about? 76 00:03:38,669 --> 00:03:42,169 So let's talk about that because I think 77 00:03:42,179 --> 00:03:44,509 that actually gives you a much stronger foundation. 78 00:03:45,419 --> 00:03:45,669 You know, 79 00:03:45,679 --> 00:03:49,600 one of the weeks that we spend a lot of discussion on 80 00:03:49,610 --> 00:03:53,240 this in the coaching program is when we talk about evidence and efficacy 81 00:03:53,850 --> 00:03:56,080 and we talk about that for a reason because 82 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:59,410 we have people that are constantly going to question us. 83 00:03:59,559 --> 00:04:02,389 We have people that are constantly going to want 84 00:04:02,399 --> 00:04:05,220 proof are going to contradict and say no, 85 00:04:05,229 --> 00:04:07,789 I don't think so or I just can't see how 86 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:12,070 that will work or that isn't empirically supported or whatever. 87 00:04:12,399 --> 00:04:13,029 And 88 00:04:13,470 --> 00:04:16,019 let's be really clear it is 89 00:04:16,838 --> 00:04:22,468 we have over 100 years of research showing CCPT is effective. 90 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,779 So Nicole to answer your question, 91 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:30,290 I'm going to give you a really, really helpful resource. Actually, all of you 92 00:04:30,700 --> 00:04:32,250 get your pens and paper out 93 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:34,500 because I'm holding it up, but you can't see me. 94 00:04:34,510 --> 00:04:39,100 So you're gonna have to write this down or pause me and do something. 95 00:04:39,790 --> 00:04:43,850 The book is Child-Centered Play Therapy Research. 96 00:04:45,079 --> 00:04:46,049 It is yellow, 97 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:47,619 it has bubbles on the front 98 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:51,760 and it is edited by Baggerly, Ray, and Bratton. 99 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:54,109 So if that doesn't tell you something, 100 00:04:54,809 --> 00:04:56,269 Ray is 101 00:04:56,570 --> 00:04:59,779 this generation's most consistent 102 00:05:00,190 --> 00:05:02,929 publisher and researcher 103 00:05:03,049 --> 00:05:04,519 in the way of CCPT 104 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:10,350 Bratton and Landreth are really the godfather and godmother of the model 105 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:12,670 and Baggerly trained me directly. 106 00:05:13,329 --> 00:05:18,640 So if we're talking about three really credible people in our field, 107 00:05:18,799 --> 00:05:20,820 those are the three editors of this book. 108 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:22,529 And 109 00:05:22,850 --> 00:05:26,279 my disclaimer is that I'm flipping pages so I can tell you 110 00:05:26,459 --> 00:05:27,940 this is from 2010. 111 00:05:28,820 --> 00:05:29,980 And so, you know, 112 00:05:29,989 --> 00:05:35,290 I know APT has very specific directives of when we present information, 113 00:05:35,299 --> 00:05:37,209 it has to be within the last five years. 114 00:05:37,779 --> 00:05:40,519 Ok. So is it 14 years old? Yes, 115 00:05:40,790 --> 00:05:44,480 but it doesn't, does it make the research any less effective? 116 00:05:44,489 --> 00:05:46,559 Does it make the research any less true? 117 00:05:46,570 --> 00:05:49,529 Does it change anything that's already been proven? No. 118 00:05:50,260 --> 00:05:54,950 And let's be frank for a second. Not that I'm ever anything but I know 119 00:05:55,809 --> 00:05:57,950 you, you, you get what you get with me y'all. 120 00:05:57,959 --> 00:06:00,589 So, you know, I guess maybe that's why you listen to me. I don't know. 121 00:06:01,179 --> 00:06:03,510 Here's, here's where I am with this 122 00:06:04,779 --> 00:06:05,760 research 123 00:06:06,070 --> 00:06:09,880 in recent years. I would even argue in the last decade 124 00:06:11,220 --> 00:06:11,420 in 125 00:06:11,609 --> 00:06:13,760 CCPT has been sorely lacking. 126 00:06:15,510 --> 00:06:19,230 And what I mean by that is, it's not that research isn't coming out on CCPT. 127 00:06:20,049 --> 00:06:20,839 It is, 128 00:06:21,899 --> 00:06:24,079 but it's being diluted 129 00:06:25,589 --> 00:06:27,480 and it's being 130 00:06:27,970 --> 00:06:29,359 convoluted 131 00:06:29,559 --> 00:06:30,859 and here's what I mean by that, 132 00:06:32,630 --> 00:06:34,480 it's CCPT plus 133 00:06:35,410 --> 00:06:37,399 it's CCPT minus, 134 00:06:37,980 --> 00:06:39,589 it's CCPT 135 00:06:39,809 --> 00:06:42,079 with such and such without this and that 136 00:06:42,450 --> 00:06:44,549 OK. It's no longer CCPT. 137 00:06:45,459 --> 00:06:50,880 Anything by Ray is fully CCPT, anything by Landreth, anything by Bratton, 138 00:06:50,890 --> 00:06:52,100 anything by Baggerly. 139 00:06:52,660 --> 00:06:54,720 It's CCPT through and through. 140 00:06:55,089 --> 00:06:58,850 And there are some other names. I'm not saying those are the only ones 141 00:06:59,500 --> 00:07:01,619 but, you know, with certain authors 142 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:07,220 and certain studies, it's fully CCPT what has come out in the last 10 or so years. 143 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,880 It's rarely exclusively CCPT. 144 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:13,200 And 145 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:15,339 I can't help but say 146 00:07:15,589 --> 00:07:19,339 if we don't look at the seminal works and we don't look at early research 147 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:24,500 and we don't take that as credible just because it's not in the last five years, 148 00:07:24,820 --> 00:07:28,820 we're in trouble because if we look at what's come out in the last five or 10 years, 149 00:07:29,429 --> 00:07:31,630 we can't fall back on that at all 150 00:07:32,190 --> 00:07:35,200 because all of a sudden, we've lost our North Star here. 151 00:07:36,649 --> 00:07:37,799 CCPT 152 00:07:38,709 --> 00:07:39,970 is one thing. 153 00:07:41,230 --> 00:07:42,450 It's a way of being 154 00:07:42,709 --> 00:07:47,369 and it has a framework and it has grounding and it has a system 155 00:07:47,820 --> 00:07:49,079 and it has skills 156 00:07:49,799 --> 00:07:52,279 and if we do anything other than that, 157 00:07:52,859 --> 00:07:55,200 we can no longer call it CCPT. 158 00:07:56,920 --> 00:08:00,940 Therefore, I'm going to say that this book published in 2010 159 00:08:01,510 --> 00:08:05,540 is the most effective source for being able to combat 160 00:08:05,700 --> 00:08:10,739 any critics of the model. So Nicole and the rest of you, 161 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:11,750 the other 162 00:08:11,850 --> 00:08:14,890 many thousands of you that are interested in this topic. 163 00:08:15,709 --> 00:08:20,049 OK, I'm going to read you some highlights from the contents 164 00:08:20,980 --> 00:08:23,709 and I won't read all of them because there's a lot. 165 00:08:24,529 --> 00:08:27,109 But I want you to hear what's in this book 166 00:08:27,299 --> 00:08:31,549 so that you have an understanding of CCPT's universal 167 00:08:32,150 --> 00:08:33,070 application. 168 00:08:33,719 --> 00:08:34,739 In other words, 169 00:08:35,500 --> 00:08:36,520 it works 170 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:38,320 with everyone. 171 00:08:39,210 --> 00:08:41,750 CCPT has been proven effective 172 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,289 with geriatrics. 173 00:08:43,409 --> 00:08:46,859 CCPT has been proven effective with adults. 174 00:08:47,150 --> 00:08:49,690 CCPT has been proven effective 175 00:08:49,849 --> 00:08:50,429 with 176 00:08:51,159 --> 00:08:53,739 people with TBIs traumatic brain injuries. 177 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,429 CCPT has been effective, proven effective for people with 178 00:08:58,859 --> 00:08:59,590 Apraxia and 179 00:09:00,789 --> 00:09:02,969 all kinds of speech issues. 180 00:09:04,179 --> 00:09:06,219 This is not just for children, 181 00:09:06,729 --> 00:09:08,570 let's be really clear on that. 182 00:09:09,500 --> 00:09:12,729 We have seen CCPT proven across the lifespan. 183 00:09:14,530 --> 00:09:16,020 We have Apraxia we have Aphasia. 184 00:09:16,159 --> 00:09:17,760 We have all of these issues 185 00:09:18,059 --> 00:09:21,080 where I'm not able to sit down and talk 186 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:23,340 to a therapist, 187 00:09:23,940 --> 00:09:25,130 but I can play. 188 00:09:26,789 --> 00:09:31,289 We know that this is the way that we connect emotionally 189 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:32,960 no matter the age. 190 00:09:34,030 --> 00:09:34,650 So 191 00:09:34,969 --> 00:09:39,289 we have a wealth of information and data 192 00:09:39,719 --> 00:09:41,700 saying that CCPT works. 193 00:09:41,830 --> 00:09:46,169 So Nicole, I'm gonna share a couple of these from the contents and then 194 00:09:46,299 --> 00:09:50,210 all of you need to get the book. By the way, I don't get any kickbacks from that. 195 00:09:50,219 --> 00:09:53,489 I just own the book and I recommend it to my coaching people. 196 00:09:53,799 --> 00:09:55,710 I think if you need 197 00:09:56,010 --> 00:09:56,690 proof 198 00:09:57,599 --> 00:10:01,799 for anyone for a parent sitting in front of you in front of a parent consultation 199 00:10:01,919 --> 00:10:04,390 for a principal for a pediatrician, 200 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,109 for a judge, for an attorney for a guardian ad litum, 201 00:10:08,330 --> 00:10:09,119 you name it. 202 00:10:09,130 --> 00:10:12,909 If somebody is questioning why you're doing what you're doing, how you're doing it, 203 00:10:12,919 --> 00:10:14,119 how do you know it works? 204 00:10:14,150 --> 00:10:16,150 What's the evidence that supports this 205 00:10:16,739 --> 00:10:17,780 come to this book? 206 00:10:18,609 --> 00:10:20,369 I don't know any other 207 00:10:20,950 --> 00:10:24,270 one stop shop for this. Now, can you go into Google? 208 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:27,479 Can you go into your university system if you have access to that? 209 00:10:27,710 --> 00:10:31,469 And can you search child center play therapy plus issue 210 00:10:31,789 --> 00:10:35,030 and find research? Yes, I do it all the time. 211 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,659 But this is a book that contains all kinds of stuff 212 00:10:39,669 --> 00:10:41,950 and you can just grab it off yourself and reference it. 213 00:10:42,250 --> 00:10:43,729 So here are some that are in here. 214 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,380 The efficacy of CCPT with chronically ill children, 215 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:53,969 CCPT with children who are witnesses of domestic violence, 216 00:10:54,929 --> 00:10:56,229 CCPT 217 00:10:56,750 --> 00:10:57,520 children 218 00:10:57,729 --> 00:10:59,799 with children who are post earthquake. 219 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:01,400 So natural disasters, 220 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,570 CCPT's effect on relationship stress 221 00:11:07,049 --> 00:11:12,659 CCPT on academic achievement, self concept and teacher, child relationships. 222 00:11:14,710 --> 00:11:16,940 CCPT with ADHD 223 00:11:17,659 --> 00:11:21,049 CCPT with learning disabled preadolescence. 224 00:11:21,799 --> 00:11:24,140 CCPT with Hispanic children, 225 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,599 CCPT with aggression, 226 00:11:27,030 --> 00:11:28,179 CCPT 227 00:11:28,309 --> 00:11:28,900 with 228 00:11:29,169 --> 00:11:31,030 ADHD. There's another one, 229 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,820 CCPT and child development, 230 00:11:35,630 --> 00:11:36,940 CCPT 231 00:11:37,130 --> 00:11:38,000 and 232 00:11:38,380 --> 00:11:39,789 Native Americans, 233 00:11:40,739 --> 00:11:44,559 Chinese parents, African Americans, Hispanics 234 00:11:46,309 --> 00:11:51,489 high school students as CCPT therapeutic agents with younger children. 235 00:11:52,380 --> 00:11:54,229 How interesting is that using 236 00:11:54,950 --> 00:11:55,950 high schoolers 237 00:11:56,359 --> 00:11:59,369 and watching the influence that that has on younger children, 238 00:12:01,299 --> 00:12:03,320 deaf and hard of hearing children, 239 00:12:04,340 --> 00:12:06,530 preschool children deemed at risk 240 00:12:07,330 --> 00:12:09,059 disadvantaged children, 241 00:12:10,020 --> 00:12:11,200 I can go on and on. 242 00:12:11,989 --> 00:12:12,619 So 243 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,489 here's what I'm trying to say 244 00:12:14,799 --> 00:12:15,559 to all of you. 245 00:12:17,380 --> 00:12:18,719 The research is there, 246 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:20,710 the research supports this, 247 00:12:21,270 --> 00:12:24,880 we have evidence all over the place for this working. 248 00:12:25,659 --> 00:12:27,880 So when someone says, 249 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:28,400 well, no, 250 00:12:28,409 --> 00:12:31,960 CCPT is only effective with this or CCPT wouldn't work with 251 00:12:31,969 --> 00:12:36,400 that issue or CCPT hasn't been proven to address that kind of issue. 252 00:12:37,469 --> 00:12:39,330 I can almost guarantee you it has. 253 00:12:40,469 --> 00:12:42,969 So this book is a huge resource to start 254 00:12:43,489 --> 00:12:47,630 and then don't be afraid to search child-centered play therapy 255 00:12:48,020 --> 00:12:50,130 plus whatever the issue is. 256 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,119 So your manager, your supervisor, your boss, your 257 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,969 clinical director, whoever it is says, 258 00:12:57,309 --> 00:13:00,169 no, you, you really shouldn't use CCPT with 259 00:13:00,460 --> 00:13:02,369 anxious kids that there there's no, 260 00:13:02,380 --> 00:13:05,409 there's no research that shows that it'll work with anxiety, 261 00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:08,719 get on doctor Google 262 00:13:08,909 --> 00:13:12,159 and which can be dangerous. I know. But in this case, I recommend it 263 00:13:12,859 --> 00:13:15,760 type child-centered play therapy plus anxiety. 264 00:13:16,780 --> 00:13:17,909 Find all of the 265 00:13:18,049 --> 00:13:19,880 journal articles that have been published 266 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,080 that show the reduction in anxiety, the increase in coping skills, 267 00:13:24,330 --> 00:13:27,750 the increase in emotional vocabulary, the increase in regulation, 268 00:13:28,390 --> 00:13:29,750 the change in behavior 269 00:13:29,969 --> 00:13:32,559 And you go back to that person and say actually, 270 00:13:32,570 --> 00:13:35,929 here's all kinds of support for CCPT with anxiety. 271 00:13:37,799 --> 00:13:39,500 I just had someone email me 272 00:13:39,789 --> 00:13:40,700 this week 273 00:13:40,989 --> 00:13:45,299 saying that her boss said she absolutely cannot use CCPT 274 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,900 because it is not proven with children on the autism spectrum. 275 00:13:49,690 --> 00:13:51,969 And I almost fell out of my chair. 276 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:58,760 I'm like, holy Moses, do you know how many articles I can find in six seconds 277 00:13:59,070 --> 00:14:02,090 that show its efficacy with children on the spectrum? 278 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:05,010 Where in the world are you coming up with this? 279 00:14:05,849 --> 00:14:09,349 And I'm not saying that to be critical to the, the clinical director and the manager, 280 00:14:09,359 --> 00:14:10,349 I'm just saying 281 00:14:10,659 --> 00:14:13,349 there's such a lack of knowledge 282 00:14:13,609 --> 00:14:16,390 of what CCPT is and how it works and 283 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:19,270 why it works and that it works on almost everything. 284 00:14:20,390 --> 00:14:21,750 So let's be really 285 00:14:22,469 --> 00:14:26,330 courageous. Let's be really bold, let's be really 286 00:14:26,820 --> 00:14:28,169 accurate in what we say. 287 00:14:29,380 --> 00:14:31,520 And let's provide information 288 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:37,280 that is to the contrary of what people think when they say no, no, no, no CCPT isn't 289 00:14:37,489 --> 00:14:38,479 supported for that. 290 00:14:39,359 --> 00:14:40,789 Yes, it is. Here you go. 291 00:14:41,979 --> 00:14:43,739 We have to open people's eyes. 292 00:14:44,830 --> 00:14:47,390 CCPT works across the board 293 00:14:47,690 --> 00:14:49,539 universally. It works. 294 00:14:50,409 --> 00:14:53,429 All right, Nicole. Thank you so much for the email. I really appreciate that. 295 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:57,229 If you all would like to reach out to me to ask a question, to say hello, 296 00:14:57,239 --> 00:14:58,479 to tell me a story, 297 00:14:58,619 --> 00:15:00,659 to share a playroom win. 298 00:15:01,590 --> 00:15:02,729 Just to 299 00:15:03,609 --> 00:15:07,010 say you're coming to Florida doesn't matter. Please email me 300 00:15:07,150 --> 00:15:10,140 brenna@thekidcounselor.com. I'd love to hear from you. 301 00:15:10,469 --> 00:15:13,270 You know how much you mean to me, you know, how much I care about. Y'all love you. 302 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:14,530 We'll talk again soon. Bye. 303 00:15:15,369 --> 00:15:18,289 Thank you for listening to the Play Therapy Podcast with Dr 304 00:15:18,419 --> 00:15:21,549 Brenna Hicks. For more episodes and resources. 305 00:15:21,559 --> 00:15:26,469 Please go to www.playtherapypodcast.com.