Therapeutic Use of Onomatopoeia/ Ideophones in Play Therapy


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| YUMIKO OGAWA, LPC, ACS, RPT-S, CCPT-S & CHIHIRO SATO, MA


hat is Onomatopoeia/Ideophone? Being bilingual in Japanese and English, I (the


 compared with English. However, when I conduct play therapy training sessions in Japan, I hear participants engage in role play using rich, rhythmic, spirited, and various expressions of feelings; “You are          play therapist’s responses and they appear to help the play therapist attune and empathize with the child’s emotional experience. Such   term, discuss its therapeutic factors, and review its application in play therapy.


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