Other Services

English

Play Therapy

Play therapy in a school environment is a therapeutic approach that utilises play as a medium for children to express their feelings, explore their experiences, and develop coping strategies.

• Collaboration: Play therapists often work alongside school-based counsellors to address students’ mental health needs, ensuring a holistic approach to their development.
• Benefits: Play therapy is effective for various emotional and behavioural issues, helping children with special needs and their siblings to navigate challenges and improve their educational outcomes.
• Implementation: The therapy typically involves a safe playroom setting where children can express themselves through play, which is particularly beneficial for those who may struggle to articulate their thoughts and feelings verbally.
• Guiding Principles: Successful play therapy in schools requires collaboration among teachers, counsellors, and therapists to create a supportive environment that meets the unique needs of each child.

This approach not only aids in the immediate resolution of issues but also lays the groundwork for healthier emotional and social development, contributing to the overall well-being and success of learners in the educational setting.

Medical Doctor

A paediatrician is available on Wednesdays on appointment or request for prescriptions.

Our paediatrician focuses on the health of our learners. She also assesses and monitors a child’s development, providing referrals to other specialists in the event of a serious emerging health condition, social or behavioural challenges, or mental health concerns.

Afrikaans

Spelterapie

Spelterapie in ’n skoolomgewing is ’n terapeutiese benadering wat spel as ’n medium gebruik vir kinders om hul gevoelens uit te druk, hul ervarings te verken en hanteringsstrategieë te ontwikkel.

• Samewerking: Spelterapeute werk dikwels saam met skoolgebaseerde beraders om studente se geestesgesondheidsbehoeftes aan te spreek en sodoende ’n holistiese benadering tot hul ontwikkeling te verseker.
• Voordele: Spelterapie is effektief vir verskeie emosionele en gedragsprobleme, wat kinders met spesiale behoeftes en hul broers en susters help om uitdagings te navigeer en hul opvoedkundige uitkomste te verbeter.
• Implementering: Die terapie behels tipies ’n veilige speelkameromgewing waar kinders hulself deur spel kan uitdruk, wat veral voordelig is vir diegene wat sukkel om hul gedagtes en gevoelens verbaal te artikuleer.
• Begeleidingsbeginsels: Suksesvolle spelterapie in skole vereis samewerking tussen onderwysers, beraders, en terapeute om ’n ondersteunende omgewing te skep wat aan die unieke behoeftes van elke kind voldoen.

Hierdie benadering help nie net met die onmiddellike oplossing van probleme nie, maar lê ook die grondslag vir gesonder emosionele en sosiale ontwikkeling, wat bydra tot die algehele welstand en sukses van leerders in die opvoedkundige omgewing.

Mediese Dokter

’n Kinderarts is Woensdae beskikbaar op afspraak of versoek.

Ons kinderarts fokus op die gesondheid van ons leerders. Sy assesseer en monitor ook ’n kind se ontwikkeling en verskaf verwysings na ander spesialiste in die geval van ’n ernstige opkomende gesondheidstoestand, sosiale of gedragsuitdagings, of geestesgesondheidskwessies.