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So I'd never heard of Play Therapists until this week. They usually work in pediatrics helping to normalise the hospital environment for kids.
They've been redeployed to our elderly care wards & it's hard to articulate how valuable they are during this time. Their job is to 1/
They've been redeployed to our elderly care wards & it's hard to articulate how valuable they are during this time. Their job is to 1/
Link the patient & the families together via telephone/video call etc. Some patients have been on the ward for over a month & haven't seen any family over Christmas. A 90 year old man broke into tears yesterday when he was able to see & talk to his family via video. 2/
He would otherwise have been isolated in a room without any interaction.
Don't underestimate the therapeutic value of social interaction during uncertain & scary times, even if it's virtual. It's a great alternative.
No amount of 'physio' could have brought him that joy. 3/3
Don't underestimate the therapeutic value of social interaction during uncertain & scary times, even if it's virtual. It's a great alternative.
No amount of 'physio' could have brought him that joy. 3/3
