Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design

Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design

Child centered play therapy (CCPT) is a therapeutic intervention that provides the environment for children to work through and heal from difficult experiences through expression of play and therapeutic relationship. It has been demonstrated effective with multiple types of disruptive behaviors. I c...

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Main Author: Haas, Sara C
Other Authors: Ray, Dee
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of North Texas 2017
Subjects:
child-centered play therapy
adverse childhood experiences
Play therapy.
Psychic trauma in children > Treatment.
Online Access:https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062850/
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spelling ndltd-unt.edu-info-ark-67531-metadc10628502021-01-07T05:26:47Z Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design Haas, Sara C child-centered play therapy adverse childhood experiences Play therapy. Psychic trauma in children -- Treatment. Child centered play therapy (CCPT) is a therapeutic intervention that provides the environment for children to work through and heal from difficult experiences through expression of play and therapeutic relationship. It has been demonstrated effective with multiple types of disruptive behaviors. I conducted single-case research to explore CCPT's influence on children who had four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and provided analysis of data collected from one assessment administered weekly and one assessment at pre-, mid-, and post-intervention: the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Young Children. The two participants (one 8-year-old White American male and one 9-year-old White American female) demonstrated significant improvement in total difficulties and prosocial behaviors. The study revealed potential therapeutic benefits for utilizing CCPT with children who had four or more ACEs. Encompassed in discussion of study results are implications for practice, suggestions for future research, and limitations. University of North Texas Ray, Dee Bratton, Sue Jones, Leslie 2017-12 Thesis or Dissertation vi, 149 pages Text local-cont-no: submission_880 https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1062850/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc1062850 English Public Haas, Sara C Copyright Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.
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topic child-centered play therapy
adverse childhood experiences
Play therapy.
Psychic trauma in children -- Treatment.
spellingShingle child-centered play therapy
adverse childhood experiences
Play therapy.
Psychic trauma in children -- Treatment.
Haas, Sara C
Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
description Child centered play therapy (CCPT) is a therapeutic intervention that provides the environment for children to work through and heal from difficult experiences through expression of play and therapeutic relationship. It has been demonstrated effective with multiple types of disruptive behaviors. I conducted single-case research to explore CCPT's influence on children who had four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and provided analysis of data collected from one assessment administered weekly and one assessment at pre-, mid-, and post-intervention: the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Young Children. The two participants (one 8-year-old White American male and one 9-year-old White American female) demonstrated significant improvement in total difficulties and prosocial behaviors. The study revealed potential therapeutic benefits for utilizing CCPT with children who had four or more ACEs. Encompassed in discussion of study results are implications for practice, suggestions for future research, and limitations.
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Haas, Sara C
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title Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
title_short Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
title_full Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
title_fullStr Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
title_full_unstemmed Child-Centered Play Therapy with Children Affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Single Case Design
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