Explaining Child-Centered Play Therapy Through a Cognitive-Behavioral Lens to Increase Caregiver Buy-In

The authors suggest that seeing child-centered play therapy (CCPT) through a cognitive-behavioral (CB) lens can serve to enhance understanding of how CCPT works and to open possibilities for explaining CCPT using the readily understandable language of CB therapies (e.g., changing self-talk, self-per...

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Published in:	International journal of play therapy Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 81 - 92
Main Authors:	Cochran, Jeff L., Spangler, Gerald D., Wynn, Mary K., Cochran, Nancy H., Gantt, Henrietta S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Educational Publishing Foundation 01-04-2024
Subjects:	Caregivers Cognitive Behavior Therapy Female Human Male Parents Play Therapy child-centered play therapy cognitive-behavioral therapy with children parent support for child-centered play therapy cognitive-behavioral lens
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Summary:	The authors suggest that seeing child-centered play therapy (CCPT) through a cognitive-behavioral (CB) lens can serve to enhance understanding of how CCPT works and to open possibilities for explaining CCPT using the readily understandable language of CB therapies (e.g., changing self-talk, self-perceptions, and the child's belief system regarding possibilities for relationships with others) to seek buy-in from parents or other caregivers. The authors assert that cognitive-behavioral tasks are accomplished through the therapeutic relationship of CCPT. To illustrate, the authors provide vignettes illustrating the use of CB terminology and tasks to help parents better understand and support their child's use of CCPT. Further, the authors provide an analysis of Virginia Axline's (1964) classic CCPT case story, Dibs in Search of Self, through a CB lens.
ISSN:	1555-6824 1939-0629
DOI:	10.1037/pla0000215