The effectiveness of Sandplay Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A comparative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19356029 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reinalda Melo da MATTA (0000-0001-7933-4430, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, corresponding author), Denise Gimenez Ramos (0000-0002-1639-5102, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0103-166X • E-ISSN: 1982-0275 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1982-0275202340e210099 |
| OpenAlex | W4387812146 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0103-166X2023000102309 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Objective This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of Sandplay Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the reduction of clinical/borderline symptoms in children and adolescents. Method The participants were 21 victims of domestic violence with clinical or borderline scores on the Child Behavior Checklist and Young Self Report. They were also tested with Wechsler Abbreviated Intelligence Scale (T0) and designed by random to treatment and control groups. They were tested with the same instruments at T1 (after 20 sessions/ 20 weeks) and T2 (after 6 months). Results For the children, there were no changes across the groups, but a significant improvement in internalizing behavior problems in the sandplay group and in externalizing and total behavior problems in the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group. For the adolescents, there was a significant improvement in externalizing behavioral problems in the sandplay group and in the total behavior problems for the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group. Conclusion The results of this research do not allow to conclude that one technique is better than another since we did not have a consistent significative difference across the groups. These results may be due to the different approaches of the techniques. While Sandplay Therapy provides a free and protected space to allow the participants to express their feelings through images and histories, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy follows a program that focuses more on promoting behavior adaption to outside world. The application of this research design with a large population and with more sessions will allow to observe the consistence of these findings, providing a more solid ground to choose which technique would be more efficient for each specific case
Checklist · Child Behavior Checklist · Cognition · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Group psychotherapy · Population · Psychiatry · Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child Therapy and Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology
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Risk factors for child neglect
Agreement Between Prospective and Retrospective Measures of Childhood Maltreatment
The Efficacy of Play Therapy With Children
The effectiveness of Sandplay Therapy in children who are victims of maltreatment with internalizing and externalizing behavior problems
Perceptions of Family Relationships and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence
The impact of a statewide trauma-informed care initiative in child welfare on the well-being of children and youth with complex trauma
Mother–child play and maltreatment
Understanding interpersonal trauma in children
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |