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which highlights the generalizability of CPRT in private practice and community settings.
play therapists: Implications for multicultural supervision and training. International Journal of Play Therapy, 21
education, supervision experiences, and clinical experiences of play therapists and provide valuable implications to the play therapy competencies, and advocacy.
play therapy using qualitative content analysis. International Journal of Play Therapy, 28
Rationale: The researchers used qualitive video-
interrater reliability of using the Adlerian Play Therapy Skills Checklist the four phases of AdPT. With the trends towards evidence-based practices in the mental health profession, it is important to use a intervention used, which in turn will aid the training and supervision process and ensure the quality of future research.
review of child-centered play therapy approaches. Journal of Counseling and Development,93
Rationale: This meta-analysis is highly cited in
researchers used a rigorous HLM analysis and coding system to examine the effects of 52 CCPT studies that met stringent criteria for
inclusion. This meta-analysis provides an overall effect size
for CCPT, which is the most researched model of play therapy in ethnicity, in addition to a number of presenting concerns to show the effectiveness of CCPT across social-emotional and developmental outcomes.
schools: Review and meta-analysis. Psychology in the Schools, 52
Rationale: This meta-analysis is important as
many mental health professionals conduct play therapy in schools. By examining 23 quantitative research studies that utilized CCPT interventionsinschoolsettings, researchersdemonstrated support for CCPT as an intervention in schools for externalizing behaviors, internalizing behaviors, total problem behaviors, self- demonstrating the effective use of easily accessible settings like schools for children’s mental health interventions which accordingly expands play therapists’ network.
therapy and adverse childhood experiences: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Counseling and Development, 100,
134-145.https://doi.
Rationale: The researchers used a randomized
control research design to explore the effect of CCPT on children with 2 or more ACEs indicators. This study included the largest sample size of any play therapy research to date with a fairly diverse regarding the use of a play-based, humanistic and relational approach for working with children experiencing trauma.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Yi-Ju Cheng, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Rider University. Her clinical and research interests center on play therapy and diversity in counseling. She is a trainer for the international Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy.
yijucheng@hotmail.com
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