The Effectiveness of a Child-centered play therapy on Internalized Children's Problems

Introduction: The world of children is the world of action and action, and play therapy can be realized within the world of the child. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of child-centered play therapy on childrenchr('39')s internalized problems. Method: The present study is a quasi-experimental study of heterogeneous groups. The statistical population of the study was 6-year-old children who referred to counseling center due to behavioral problems and were diagnosed with CBCL by a therapist. Of these, 16 children (8 in the experimental group and 8 in the control group) were selected by available sampling method. The research tool was the Childrenchr('39')s Child Behavioral Checklist in Acheschach. Results: The results showed that there was a significant decrease in post-test scores of depression, anxiety, physical problems and isolation in the experimental group. The results of covariance analysis indicated that the difference between pre-test scores with both post-test and follow-up tests (P<0.01). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, it seems that play therapy have positive and lasting effects on children with internal problems and improve their cognitive and emotional system and provide a better understanding of the process of developing emotions and problem solving.