The role of play activities in facilitating child participation in psychotherapy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5965147
AutoresCarolus Van Nijnatten (University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, autor correspondente), Frida Van Doorn (Polikliniek Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Erasmus/Sophia, The Netherlands)
Ano2013
Volume15
Fascículo6
Páginas761-775
Data de publicação2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDiscourse Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1461-4456 • E-ISSN: 1461-7080
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1461445613490012
OpenAlexW1923287618
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas19

In this double case study of child psychotherapy, we demonstrate the positive effect of children’s involvement in play activities on their verbal expression of inner emotions and cognitions. Discourse analysis of therapy sessions complemented with the therapist’s reflections show that children who have difficulty in verbalizing hard feelings and cognitions gain control of the communicative situation by getting involved in playful activities. Therapists’ verbal entrance into play can be used to negotiate the therapist-child relationship in terms of power and solidarity

Cognition · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Negotiation · Play Therapy · Psychotherapist · Solidarity · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Representations and Identity