A Meta‐Analytic Review of Child‐Centered Play Therapy Approaches. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lin, Yung‐Wei; Bratton, Sue C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of counseling and development. Volume 93:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 58
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Vocational guidance -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Vocational education -- Periodicals; 361.0605
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00180.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-9633

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The authors explored the overall effectiveness of child‐centered play therapy (CCPT) approaches through a meta‐analytic review of 52 controlled outcome studies between 1995 and 2010. Hierarchical linear modeling techniques estimated a statistically significant moderate treatment effect size (.47) for CCPT, as well as statistically significant relationships between effect size and study characteristics, including child's age, child's ethnicity, caregiver involvement, treatment integrity, publication status, and presenting issue.</p> </abstract>