The use of puppets in play therapy

Bromfield, Richard

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“…The puppet's appearance is also important issue to consider. Bromfield (1995) emphasized that puppets that are too large or small for children to handle, inflexible, or uncomfortable should not be used. He also affirmed that physically rigid puppets that are produced with fixed affective identities, such as permanently ingrained sneers or smiles, limit emotional display.…”

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“…socks). Others (Bromfield 1995) argued that a single well chosen puppet is sufficient, as several puppets can overwhelm the child.…”

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“…From the early 1950s, puppetry (the act of using an artificial figure representing a human being or an animal, manipulated by hand) has been used extensively with children as a therapeutic tool (Howells and Townsend 1954;Ekstein 1965) by health professionals such as nurses, occupational therapists, psychiatrists and social workers (Howells and Townsend 1954;Knight et al 1990;Bromfield 1995;Aldridge 1998). Several studies and anecdotal reports highlight the positive effects of using a puppet including: (i) decreasing children's fears (Green 1975;Johnson and Stockdale 1975;Hawkins 1991;Stewart, Algren and Arnold 1994) and anxiety levels (Schulz et al 1981;Zahr 1998); (ii) helping children cope with illness, hospitalization and surgery (Linn 1978;Vulcan 1984;Walker 1988); (iii) teaching children health promotion strategies (Zaccone-Tzannetakis 1995;Synovitz 1999); (iv) assessing children's knowledge about illnesses (Gustafson 1980;Irwin 1985;Siegal 1988;Pillow 1989;Loveland, Fletcher and Bailey 1990); helping children adjust to the hospital environment (Chan 1980;Kelfer and Demers 1980;Ramsey and Siroky 1988;Capen et al 1994;Schmidt 2002;Pelicand et al 2006).…”

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Using puppetry to elicit children's talk for research

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Although puppets have been employed by various disciplines in clinical and community (e.g. homes and schools) environments, little has been written about their use as a communication tool in research. In this article, a critical review of the literature is undertaken integrating the use of puppets in a qualitative research study exploring children's perspectives on and responses to a camp for children with cancer. Methodological considerations and ethical issues of using puppets as a data collection technique are discussed. Although some limitations exist, using puppets in interviews with children appear to help them to identify, clarify and verbalize their feelings.

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“…socks). Others (Bromfield 1995) argued that a single well chosen puppet is sufficient, as several puppets can overwhelm the child.…”

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“…This can be accomplished in a milieu that feels psychologically safe to the children, and allows for the projection of feelings that may be unacceptable to them (Bromfield, 1995). Puppets may provide different pathways for reaching the child who is unable to express his or her feelings, and in some cases come to terms with their fears (Linn, 1977).…”

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The use of puppets with elementary school children in reducing stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness

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Background: Mental health reform has resulted in individuals with mental illness, who previously resided in psychiatric institutions, being moved into the community. These individuals potentially face multi-faceted discrimination, which may impair their recovery. Aims: Most anti-stigma campaigns have been directed at adults or adolescents. We targeted children in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a puppet program to reduce stigmatizing attitudes in grades 3 -6 students. Method: Children received a pre and posttest of their attitudes as measured by the re-factored. Opinions About Mental Illness Scale. The experimental group watched a series of three plays in which hand puppets portrayed individuals with schizophrenia, depression/anxiety, and dementia. The plays were designed to challenge stereotypes and erroneous beliefs regarding mental illness, while appealing to children. Results: Scores for the children exposed to the puppet plays improved significantly on three of the six factors of the OMI, including, Separatism, Restrictiveness and Stigmatization. Conclusions: Anti-stigma programs using puppetry show some effectiveness and should be further studied.

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“…Health professionals have used puppets with children since the 1950 s (Bromfield, 1994;Ekstein, 1964;Howells & Townsend, 1954). The impact of their use by health professionals has been reported with positive results in the areas of reducing children's experience of fear and anxiety in hospital (Green, 1975;Hawkins, 1991;Johnson & Stockdale, 1975;Stewart, Algren, & Arnold, 1993); helping children to manage their illness, hospitalization and surgery (Linn, 1978;Vulcan, 1983;Walker, 1988); teaching health promotion strategies (Synovitz, 1999;Zaccone-Tzannetakis, 1995); preparing children pre-operatively (Whitson, 1972); educating children about diabetes (Pélicand, Gagnayre, Sandrin-Berthon, & Aujoulat, 2006), and as a means for children to recognise, clarify and articulate their feelings.…”

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Puppets in an acute paediatric unit: Nurse’s experiences

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a b s t r a c tPuppets have been used for play and in education with children in a variety of contexts, including health care. There is however a dearth of literature that explains nurses' experiences when using puppets in a paediatric health care context nor any process to guide how they use puppets. In 2007 an educational framework called the Pup-Ed (KRS Simulation) was developed to assist nurses and educators in using puppets. In 2012 nurses (n = 13) from a regional paediatric acute care setting, who had been educated in the Pup-Ed (KRS Simulation) framework, described their experiences using puppets when caring for sick children. Participants reported that the principles of the Pup-Ed (KRS Simulation) framework including the users' knowledge/hidden nurse, a consistent history and silent voice all contributed to the central theme called connecting to optimise care. The puppets were a means to educate the children and were a source of distraction from unpleasant procedures. Additionally the puppets were a strategy to reduce fear and break down barriers for the child especially when undergoing procedures. When using the puppets participants identified that infection transfer was something to be considered and not all nurses felt comfortable using the puppets. A lack of confidence and time were identified as barriers to using the puppets. The findings from this study have been valuable in establishing recommendations for future puppet use.

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The use of puppets in play therapy

Cited by 26 publications

References 7 publications

Using puppetry to elicit children's talk for research

Using puppetry to elicit children's talk for research

The use of puppets with elementary school children in reducing stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness

Puppets in an acute paediatric unit: Nurse’s experiences

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