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Edith Kriel is a social worker and play therapist who has specialised in working with traumatised children and their families for the last 20 years. She is passionate about providing healing for children and their families through the use of play therapy.
Edith has initiated various projects across South Africa (The Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children; RAPCAN – The Child Witness Project; the production of therapeutic aids and anatomical dolls etc) which focus on assisting children who have been sexually abused or traumatised. She has recently written a series of five therapeutic books for children and families affected by sexual abuse for RAPCAN as well as developing the Healing Project in which the books are used. She is also the co-author of a book titled ‘Voices of Hope – healing stories for Africa’s Children’.
Edith is an experienced and dynamic trainer, having trained a many multi-disciplinary professionals in the field. Edith also provides supervision, consultation and debriefing for professionals working in the field. Edith is also the cofounder of Jelly Beanz Inc, a non profit organisation which endeavours to provide healing to children who cannot access services due to financial constraints.
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HOW WE WORK:
We will always have the best interests of every child at heart.
With young children play therapy is the medium used by therapists to help children express themselves in a language with which they are comfortable: PLAY.
Play therapy helps children to work through their feelings and thoughts in a safe place.
Play therapists may use specific techniques with children to assist them with expression of feelings, thoughts and worries. These may include: clay, sand tray or drawing, painting and writing.
With adolescents play techniques may also be incorporated as an alternative form of expression. We also use play in work with families to help them heal from and deal with traumas.
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