Before you should come up with a plan to address this issue, it is vital that you and your doctor have done a complete medical evaluation and know
for sure that there is no medical reason
for your child's
encopresis.
Play therapy has been widely researched as an effective and developmentally appropriate method
for working with children dealing with the following types of concerns, among others: depression, grief and loss, social adjustment problems, speech difficulties, trauma, hospitalization, reading difficulties, selective mutism, enuresis and
encopresis problems, fear and anxiety, abuse and neglect, aggression / acting out behaviors, attachment difficulties, autism, chronic illness and disability, and parental separation or divorce.