O Jogo do Rabisco com Histórias na Psicoterapia de Crianças

Abstract

Children in period of latency, in psychotherapy, frequently resist when questioned directly on its conflicts and feelings. Many of these children answer well to the squiggle-drawing game, an adaptation of the Winnicott’s squiggle game, associate to the Gardner and Kritzberg´s method of story telling. In the game, child and therapist work through a thematic exchange, in a structuralized and interactive way. Together with other projective and similar playful techniques, the game provides a fruitful way of attainment of significant thematic material. It is also a form to increase the communication between therapist and child.