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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"play therapists"”.
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Factors Associated with Play Therapists' Use of Family-Systems Play Therapy Interventions
… fifty-six (456) members of the Association for Play Therapy responded to the researcher-developed survey, the <em>Play Therapists' Decision-Making Inventory-Revised</em> (<em>PTDI-R</em>). The instrument assessed play therapists’ perceptions of the role of attachment in the treatment process, …
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Play Therapists’ Practice Patterns and Perceptions of the Factors that Influence Caregiver Engagement in Play Therapy
… to increase the awareness and understanding of play therapy among consumers and practitioners (Landreth, 1991) since its introduction by Virginia Axline during the 1940s. As with any form of counseling, Leblanc and Ritchie (1999) have noted there are factors considered key to successful play …
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how play therapists experience attachment theory in non-directive play therapy
… deepen the understanding of relational dynamics. Play Therapy developed as a therapeutic intervention in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. It facilitates dialogue with the client through play, fostering a potential space for exploration, healing, and the repair of attachment wounds, trauma, and …
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Adult Client Outcomes: Differences Between Counselors with Education in Child Centered Play Therapy Versus Counselors Without Education in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Child-centered play therapists are taught unique relationship building approaches and therapeutic methods to utilize when working with children. The purpose of this study was to determine if adult clients counseled by child-centered play therapists would demonstrate greater positive therapeutic …
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Play Therapist's Perspectives on Culturally Sensitive Play Therapy
<p>The Association for Play Therapy (2009) promotes play therapists’ awareness of personal cultural identity, obtaining continuous cultural knowledge, and displaying culturally appropriate practices. Play therapy research includes studies on working with specific culturally diverse populations. …
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The Intersections of Play Therapy, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Lineages of Trauma
… of different interactions between the topics of play therapy, trauma, and the COVID-19 pandemic that did not directly place pressure on practitioners and patients to be involved in research in the midst of mental health care. The COVID-19 pandemic has been collective and therefore this thesis …
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Characteristics of Play Therapy Students in Training.
… if there were characteristic differences between play therapy students and non-play therapy students in training. Specifically, this study was designed to explore what, if any, characteristic differences between play therapy students and non-play therapy students in training exist in the following …
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The Characteristics of Play Therapy Sessions with Children: A Preliminary Investigation
… various characteristics of children in play therapy and their play behaviors during sessions. Specifically, this research investigated how gender, age, ethnicity, household and presenting problem of children impacted the play therapy process. Thirty-two cases of children who received ten …
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Child-Centered Group Play Therapy with Children Experiencing Adjustment Difficulties
… the effectiveness of child-centered group play therapy with children experiencing adjustment difficulties. Specifically, this study determined the effectiveness of child-centered group play therapy in: (a) improving self-concept, (b) reducing externalizing, internalizing, and overall …
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Elementary School Children's Perceptions of the Process of Counseling with School Counselors who Utilize Play Therapy Techniques
… of counseling with school counselors who utilize play therapy techniques. Seven elementary school children who were engaged in a counseling relationship with a school counselor who utilized play therapy techniques were interviewed three different times in person. All three rounds of interviews …
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African-American Parents' Perceptions of Play, Counseling, and Play Therapy
… about African American parents' perceptions of play, counseling, and play therapy. Research interviews conducted with eight African American parents with elementary school aged children offered insight regarding parents' thoughts and experiences. This study explored the question, "What are …
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Effectiveness of a Child-Centered Self-Reflective Play Therapy Supervision Model
… of a child-centered self-reflective play therapy supervision model with master's level counselor education graduate students. Specifically, this research determined if the self-reflective play therapy supervision model facilitated significant change in the master's level play …
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Filial Therapy with Teachers of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Preschool Children
… Therapy is a didactic/dynamic modality used by play therapists to train parents and teachers to be therapeutic agents with their children and students. Teachers are taught primary child-centered play therapy skills for use with their own students in weekly play sessions with their students. …
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Understanding Child-Centered Canine Assisted Play Therapy: A Qualitative Collective Case Study
… intervention to working with children is play therapy, more specifically child-centered play therapy (CCPT). A recent trend in play therapy is the incorporation of animals into the play therapy process to facilitate healing and growth (Chandler, 2012; Parish-Plass, 2013; Thompson, 2009), …