Child‐Centered Play Therapy: Aggression, Empathy, and Self‐Regulation

Wilson, Brittany; Ray, Dee C.

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“…positive regard through growth-promoting relationships to support healing, selfacceptance, and empathy (Wilson & Ray, 2018). These are multicultural humanistic psychologically oriented initiatives that help diverse youth achieve equitable opportunities for holistic health and flourishing.…”

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“…When developmental challenges are not overcome, children experience long-term effects on well-being, where 75% of all mental disturbances are first seen before the person turns 25 years old but are not treated appropriately (Morrish et al, 2018). Longitudinal studies have found children with behavioral and emotional challenges to be at a high risk for long-term behavioral problems, interpersonal issues, difficulties regulating emotions, and academic failures (Wilson & Ray, 2018). When students are taken out of the classroom because of behavioral issues, they miss an average of 20 to 40 min of instruction, have a lower likelihood of academic success, and an increase in developing further behavioral challenges and likelihood of incarceration (Bowers et al, 2017).…”

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Mindfulness diligence: Supporting the culturally relative self-actualization processes of diverse groups of youth.

Kazanjian

2022

The Humanistic Psychologist

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Scholarly empirical research, in addition to educational and psychological organizations, have recommended that education systems around the world take a proactive approach to helping youth prevent or cope with emotional disturbances, such as anxiety and depression. Research literature has revealed that negative forms of stress that lead to mental disturbances also lead to physical ailments and diseases. To answer the call for preventatives or interventions for well-being, this paper argues that U.S. public schools and afterschool programs adopt the practice of mindfulness as part of curricular and pedagogical standards. Mindfulness meditation practices have shown to reduce stress, physical ailments, and increase overall well-being of youth. Mindfulness also supports the social and emotional intellectual development of children that may not have curricular opportunities due to inequalities or discrimination. This article argues that mindfulness-based interventions are integral for building a multicultural humanistic psychological paradigm, which can help diverse communities of youth achieve opportunities for culturally relative self-actualization.

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Mindfulness diligence: Supporting the culturally relative self-actualization processes of diverse groups of youth.

Kazanjian

2022

The Humanistic Psychologist

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“…An example of DDA being used in counseling research can be found in a study by Wilson and Ray (2018). In this study, the researchers were interested in exploring the effectiveness of child-centered play therapy on children's aggression, selfregulation, and empathy.…”

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“…With this information, researchers can create a discriminant model that classifies participants into predefined Watson et al groupings based on data collected from each on the predictor variables. Moreover, researchers can evaluate the unique and shared contributions of each dependent variable in accounting for noted differences between groups (Wilson & Ray, 2018).…”

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Advancing the Counseling Profession Through Intervention Research

Watson

Boham

2021

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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In this article, we describe a type of research known as intervention research. With evidence‐based practice becoming the industry standard across the mental health profession, the need for counselors to engage in intervention research is greater now than ever before. Intervention research not only leads to improved client care but also supports accountability and enhances advocacy efforts by providing the evidence needed to influence stakeholders and drive change. With proper training, both counseling researchers and practitioners can engage in intervention research that advances the profession by assessing the efficacy and effectiveness of specific counseling interventions. This article serves as a primer to inform future researchers.

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“…Other than recommendations of CCPT scholars, no empirically supported guidelines exist regarding the facilitation of parent consultations in CCPT. Ray (2011) developed a manual describing the attitudinal qualities and therapeutic skills play therapists should demonstrate to successfully conduct CCPT sessions, and the effectiveness of these standards has been supported by the manual’s use in multiple research studies (e.g., Bratton et al, 2013; Ray, Stulmaker, Lee, & Silverman, 2013; Swan & Ray, 2014; Wilson & Ray, 2018). By following guidelines provided in the manual, play therapists are provided a structure for specific behaviors they should demonstrate in the playroom in order to increase the effectiveness of CCPT.…”

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Child-centered play therapy parent services: A Q-methodological investigation.

Lee

2020

International Journal of Play Therapy

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A Q-methodology study was conducted to gain a better understanding of parents' needs and expectations in child-centered play therapy (CCPT). Parents completed a 40-item Q-sort, during which they sorted items on a continuum of least important to most important. Items included services and processes regarded by CCPT scholars and child therapy practitioners as being important to working with parents. Data were collected from 19 parents of children receiving CCPT services in a community-based counseling clinic. Eighteen parents reported similar beliefs regarding the processes they consider most and least important to their experience in working with child-centered play therapists. In general, parents' beliefs aligned with CCPT philosophy, particularly in regards to respecting children's natural pace of development and healing. Furthermore, parents shared preferences for play therapists who demonstrate expert knowledge and training and who understand the individual needs of their children. Discussion includes implications for the practice of CCPT, training of future play therapists, and future research, along with limitations of the study.

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Child‐Centered Play Therapy: Aggression, Empathy, and Self‐Regulation

Cited by 35 publications

References 36 publications

Mindfulness diligence: Supporting the culturally relative self-actualization processes of diverse groups of youth.

Mindfulness diligence: Supporting the culturally relative self-actualization processes of diverse groups of youth.

Advancing the Counseling Profession Through Intervention Research

Child-centered play therapy parent services: A Q-methodological investigation.

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