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Direct linkCheng, Yi-Ju; Ray, Dee C. – Journal for Specialists in Group Work, 2016
The current study explored the effects of child-centered group play therapy (CCGPT) on social-emotional assets of kindergarten children and the therapeutic aspect of group sizes in CCGPT outcome. A total of 43 participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or waitlist control groups. We used Parent and Teacher forms of Social…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Group Therapy, Kindergarten, Control Groups
Blanco, Pedro J.; Ray, Dee C. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2011
This pilot study of 1st graders who are academically at risk examined the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy (CCPT). The experimental group received biweekly, 30-minute play therapy sessions for 8 weeks. Findings indicated that these 1st graders participating in CCPT (n = 21) demonstrated a statistically significant increase on the Early…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Play, Academic Achievement
Ojiambo, Deborah – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This pilot study investigated the impact of group activity play therapy (GAPT) on displaced orphans aged 10 to 12 years living in a large children's village in Uganda. Teachers and housemothers identified 60 preadolescents exhibiting clinical levels of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. The participants' ethnicity was African and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Play Therapy, Counseling Effectiveness
