To guarantee the positive outcome of the therapy it is necessary to build a fair and respectful relationship between the therapist and the child involved. There were a few. Some techniques are employed to ensure the positive relationship between the therapist and the child. One of the main techniques used in the first phase of therapy will be encouragement. Encouragement is quite important in Adlerian Play Therapy because it is one of the Adlerian concepts that was used to show respect for the child, appreciate what he could do, trust him and recognize his efforts and improvements (Dinkmeyer, Dinkmeyer & Sperry, 1987 as cited in Kottman & Johnson, 1993). By encouraging them, you can build a fair and respectful relationship between the therapist and the child. The child will begin to trust himself through the encouragement given by the therapist and this will lead him to trust the therapist. This can successfully build the relationship between the therapist and the child. In addition to this, the therapist must plant in the mind the thought that never help a child do things of which he is capable (Kottman & Johnson, 1993). The therapist may offer to do something together but never take full control in doing something. This is because the emphasis of encouragement
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