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Download full textLee Sook Huey; Asma Perveen; Fatanah Ramlee – Southeast Asia Early Childhood, 2024
This case study aims to report on the psychological assessment and intervention for a 4-year-old preschooler with selective mutism. A comprehensive assessment that involves parents and teacher interview, classroom observation, Seguin Form Board Test (SFBT), Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales Third Edition (Vineland-3), Behaviour Assessment System…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
Direct linkSerter, Gülden Öztürk; Çelik, Seher Balci – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of psycho-education programme based on structured play therapy on the depression and adjustment levels of divorced family children. A structured play therapy psycho-education programme was applied to the experimental group in the research that was carried out with the participation of 16 child between…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Psychoeducational Methods, Adjustment (to Environment), Divorce
Stuart Daniel; Lauren Berkovits; Abbey Eisenhower; Jan Blacher – Grantee Submission, 2023
"Emotion Regulation" is a key factor in the psychological well-being of children on the autism spectrum. Therapeutic "co-regulation" is posited here as fundamental to addressing Emotion Regulation needs. A therapeutic combination of "Child-Centred Play Therapy" and "Rhythmic Relating" is assessed in its…
Descriptors: Children, Play Therapy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Emotional Response
Ya-Ting Juang; Szu-Yu Chen; Zachary Pietrantoni – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2024
School counselors play key roles in recognizing and addressing students' social-emotional and academic needs and providing short-term counseling and crisis interventions focusing on mental health concerns. Research shows that play therapy is a developmentally responsive intervention for school-aged children (Ray et al., 2014). Many school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Counselors, Counselor Training, Counselor Role
Tarkoçin Vural, Suna; Saglam, Mehmet – Participatory Educational Research, 2022
Gaming is a natural process for the child, and with the play therapy technique used in this process, opportunities are offered to the child to express their problems and emotions by playing. Play therapy is used in many studies with children. The number of studies conducted on the effectiveness of play therapy in Turkey is increasing with each…
Descriptors: Games, Play Therapy, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Treatment
Zarra-Nezhad, Maryam; Pakdaman, Fatemeh; Moazami-Goodarzi, Ali – Early Child Development and Care, 2023
This study examined the effectiveness of child-centered group play therapy (CCGPT) and narrative therapy in reducing separation anxiety disorder (SAD) and boosting social-emotional behaviours in early childhood (2.5-4-year-olds). An 8-week-randomized controlled trial design with three intervention groups, i.e. CCGPT, narrative therapy, and a…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Separation Anxiety, Intervention, Social Emotional Learning
Evans, Vanessa; Bond, Caroline – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2021
Small-group interventions are often used in schools to support the development of children's social skills. One such intervention, Lego®-Based Therapy (LBT), is increasingly popular internationally in schools. Although LBT has an emerging evidence-base, there is limited research exploring effective LBT implementation. An in-depth, exploratory…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play Therapy, Elementary School Students, Program Implementation
Wu, Qiao – Science Insights Education Frontiers, 2022
The purpose of this article is to investigate the efficacy of Sandplay Therapy (SPT) in reducing children's kindergarten entrance anxiety in an effort to provide front-line preschool teachers with insights and strategies for addressing the emotional distress of children in their first days of nursery school. As a case study, the application of SPT…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Kindergarten, Young Children, Enrollment
Göker-Özdemir, Gizem; Sertelin-Mercan, Çare – African Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study aims to examine Child-Centered Play Therapy's effect on reducing behavioral problems in five- and six-year-old children living in Istanbul. The study was conducted with 20 children from socioeconomically disadvantaged families. Families applied for support to a play therapy room established in a primary school. A pre-test and post-test…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play Therapy, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
Wright, Barry; Kingsley, Ellen; Cooper, Cindy; Biggs, Katie; Bursnall, Matthew; Wang, Han-I; Chater, Tim; Coates, Elizabeth; Teare, M. Dawn; McKendrick, Kirsty; Gomez de la Cuesta, Gina; Barr, Amy; Solaiman, Kiera; Packham, Anna; Marshall, David; Varley, Danielle; Nekooi, Roshanak; Parrott, Steve; Ali, Shehzad; Gilbody, Simon; Le Couteur, Ann – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Social learning through friendships is important in child development. Autistic children often initiate and engage in social interactions differently than neurotypical peers. LEGO® based therapy is a group intervention which facilitates social interactions with peers using collaborative LEGO® play. A 1:1 cluster randomised controlled trial with…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Friendship, Interpersonal Competence, Social Isolation
Canan Çitil Akyol – Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 2024
School counsellors who work with children and young people within the education system and have experienced trauma themselves can be significantly affected by challenging events. The current research focussed on understanding the post-trauma needs of school counsellors who continue their work in earthquake-affected regions. A phenomenological…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Role, Natural Disasters, Counselor Attitudes
Al Hwayyan, Ola; Mahamid, Fayez – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2019
This study aimed to test the effectiveness of a counseling program based on play in reducing sleep disorders in children of sexual abuse. The participants were 3 male and 3 female children who were sexually abused and registered at Al Hussein Social Foundation of the Ministry of Social Development in Amman, Jordan. They participated in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counseling Effectiveness, Sleep, Sexual Abuse
Feldman, Daniel – American Journal of Play, 2019
The author demonstrates that war places children's play under acute stress but does not eliminate it. He argues that the persistence of children's play and games during periods of armed conflict reflects the significance of play as a key mode for children to cope with conditions of war. Episodes of children's play drawn from the recent Syrian…
Descriptors: War, Play, Stress Variables, Coping
Shen, Yih-Jiun; Ramirez, Sylvia Z.; Kranz, Peter L.; Tao, Xinhua; Ji, Yuanhong – American Journal of Play, 2018
The growing interest in addressing the mental health needs of Chinese children through play therapy calls for an understanding of the cultural roots and norms of Chinese families. To help professionals succeed in this traditionally Western treatment when providing cross-cultural play therapy, the authors make recommendations concerning the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Play Therapy, Cultural Influences
King, Pete; Newstead, Shelly – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2020
In 1998, Sturrock and Else introduced the Play Cycle which has been integrated into both playwork theory and practice. An online survey with 157 responses found that playworkers' understanding Play Cycle varied to how they were first introduced to the theory. In addition, understandings of the six elements of the Play Cycle were significantly…
Descriptors: Play, Theories, Young Children, Preschool Education
