Play therapy limits and theoretical orientation.

Ginott, Haim G.; Lebo, Dell

doi:10.1037/h0045565

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“…In particular, a marked decrease in the number of significant differences between therapists of differing orientations, 14 in the prior study (6) compared to seven in the present investigation, was observed. This decrease in significant items may reflect a trend over the past 1 7 years in which therapists of various orientations are not as rigid in adhering to a particular approach in relation to the setting of limits.…”

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Current Trends in the Use of Limits in Play Therapy

Rhoden

Kranz

Lund

1981

The Journal of Psychology

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The present study respresents a replication and extension of 1961 and 1963 investigations by Ginott and Lebo designed to identify trends in use of limits for play therapy. Therapists of different orientations, sex, or years of experience were notably similar in their patterns of limit setting for play therapy. Statistically significant differences were found between therapists of different orientations for only seven of the 54 limits. It was found that, of the 54 limits, relatively few were "never" used and that a t least half of the limits were reported as used "ordinarily." The most widely used limits pertained to protection of playroom equipment, safety and health, and physical attacks upon the therapist; least used limits were those associated with symbolic expression. Results of the present investigation closely approximated those of Ginott and Lebo, although a notable decrease in the number of differences between therapists of different orientations was found over the 19 years between the investigations. * Received in the Editorial Office on January 8, 1981, and published immediately at Requests for reprints should be sent to the third author at the address shown at the end of Provincetown, Massachusetts.

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Current Trends in the Use of Limits in Play Therapy

Rhoden

Kranz

Lund

1981

The Journal of Psychology

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“…The scope of acceptable behavior is broader in play therapy than in most other settings. Play therapists of all orientations and all levels of experience permit children to display many behaviors that are otherwise socially unacceptable, such as yelling obscenities in the playroom (Ginott & Lebo, 1961, 1963Landreth & Wright, 1997;Rhoden et al, 1981). Rhoden et al (1981) replicated Lebo's (1961, 1963) original studies and found that play therapists in 1981 selected limits similar to those selected by their predecessors 20 years earlier.…”

Section: Therapeutic Limits In Play Therapymentioning

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Therapeutic limit setting in the play therapy relationship.

Landreth¹

2002

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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One of the most perplexing challenges confronting therapists in conducting play therapy is the need to consistently apply limits in the face of angry, hostile, aggressive, or resistant children, and the difficulty in doing so. This article presents a rationale for why limits are needed, describes what behaviors need to be limited, and provides a three-step therapeutic limit-setting model that helps children exercise self-control by saying "no" to themselves. The pressing issue of what to do when a child breaks a limit is dealt with in an ultimate-choice-giving procedure that helps children assume responsibility for their own behavior.

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“…In this context, studies have found that child therapists are least likely to set limits on children's symbolic expressions. They distinguish between symbolic destructive acts and overt aggressive acts, with therapists permitting feelings to be expressed both verbally and symbolically (Ginott & Lebo, 1961;Rhoden et al, 1981;Wilson & Ryan, 2005). This permissiveness in symbolic and verbal expressions of feelings is based on therapists' core belief that symbolic expression facilitates catharsis, and the release of previously overwhelming feelings.…”

Section: Therapeutic Limits Facilitating Exploration Of Feelings and mentioning

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Therapeutic Limits from an Attachment Perspective

O’Sullivan

Ryan

2009

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry

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This article applies attachment theory and relevant research to therapeutic limit setting and focuses particularly on child-centred, non-directive play therapy (NDPT) practice. We review the role of limits in therapeutic change and examine whether therapeutic limit setting exhibits properties similar to those evident in typical adult-child relationships, a topic not previously considered in the literature. The first section identifies properties considered inherent in optimal attachment relationships from a limit setting perspective, drawing particularly on Heard and Lake's (1997) extension of Bowlby's attachment theory. The next section discusses therapists' use of limit setting from an attachment standpoint, distinguishing features of therapeutic limit setting which reflect properties evident in sensitive adult-child attachments. Finally, implications for further research and practice in child therapy are explored.

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Play therapy limits and theoretical orientation.

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Current Trends in the Use of Limits in Play Therapy

Current Trends in the Use of Limits in Play Therapy

Therapeutic limit setting in the play therapy relationship.

Therapeutic Limits from an Attachment Perspective

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