Filial Play Therapy Process of a Malaysian Parent

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Author(s): Diana-Lea Baranovich (University of Malaya, Malaysia)and Cheng Chue Han (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 9
Source title: Multicultural Counseling Applications for Improved Mental Healthcare Services
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anasuya Jegathevi Jegathesan (HELP University, Malaysia)and Siti Salina Abdullah (University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6073-9.ch005

Keywords: Medical Information Science Reference / Mental Health & Behavioral Studies / Psychiatry and Mental Health / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Abstract

In Malaysia, some parents leave the duties of child rearing to their domestic helpers. This can cause much trauma to a preschool child who has been raised by his domestic helper if the domestic helper leaves the family. The domestic helper was the primary caregiver of the child; hence, when the domestic helper leaves, the child feels that his “mother” has abandoned him. This in turn cause the child to respond via very negative acting out behaviors. This chapter presents a case study using filial play therapy as a therapeutic intervention for a pre-school child and his mother after the domestic helper left the family. This therapeutic process enhanced the bonding between the child and his mother. As a result of better bonding, the child's negative behaviors subsided.

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