ERIC Number: EJ1436290
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Publication Date: 2024-Sep
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SEE Me Therapeutic Playgroup: A Teaming Model to Promote Parent-Child Interactions
Journal of Early Intervention, v46 n3 p356-374 2024
Therapeutic playgroups have potential to benefit families and children enrolled in early intervention. A pretest-posttest, mixed methods, sequential explanatory design was utilized to explore the effectiveness and feasibility of an 8-week SEE Me (Social Emotional Education) therapeutic playgroup delivered by a collaborative team of providers using a convenience sample of 28 parent and child dyad participants and 19 early intervention providers. Results indicated statistically significant improvements in parent efficacy and parent-child interaction (affection and responsiveness) following participation. Parents and providers highlighted the role of the parent and reported improvements in child engagement, social interaction, and skill development in successful playgroups. Play activities and objects, facilitator support, and parent capacity were rated as supports for feasible delivery; challenges included child engagement and program implementation. These results provide preliminary evidence for both the effectiveness and feasibility of providing therapeutic playgroups as part of comprehensive early intervention services.
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Parent Child Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Social Emotional Learning, Interaction, Early Intervention, Self Efficacy, Teamwork, Young Children, Allied Health Personnel
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Language: English
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