Effects of Adlerian Play Therapy on Children's Externalizing Behavior

Without intervention, children's externalizing behaviors tend to worsen over time and increase the risk that they will experience future problems. The authors used a single‐case research design with 6 Caucasian boys in kindergarten and 1st grade to measure the effectiveness of Adlerian play the...

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Published inJournal of counseling and development Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 418 - 428
Main Authors Meany-Walen, Kristin K., Kottman, Terry, Bullis, Quinn, Dillman Taylor, Dalenna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandria Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2015
Subjects
Adlerian theory
Behavior
Behavior modification
Children
Children & youth
Classroom behaviour
Classrooms
externalizing behaviors
Externalizing behaviour
Play therapy
single-case research design
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Summary:Without intervention, children's externalizing behaviors tend to worsen over time and increase the risk that they will experience future problems. The authors used a single‐case research design with 6 Caucasian boys in kindergarten and 1st grade to measure the effectiveness of Adlerian play therapy on children's classroom behaviors. The results revealed an improvement in the children's behavior during and after the intervention, suggesting that Adlerian play therapy is a promising intervention for children's externalizing classroom behaviors.
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ArticleID:JCAD12040
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/jcad.12040