OBJECTIVE Child neglect is the most common type of child maltreatment. Our objective was to systematically evaluate the available evidence regarding the effectiveness of child neglect treatment programs, including those focused on victims of childhood neglect and (or) their caregivers. METHOD We comprehensively searched the Medline, Psycinfo, and Eric databases from January 1980 to May 2003. ...

The objective of this study was to understand how nurses become aware of the use of therapeutic play as a nursing intervention instrument. Symbolic Interactionism was the theoretical framework and Interpretive Interactionism was used as the methodological framework. Participants were seven nurses working at hospitals and outpatient pediatric units who used the therapeutic play in their practice...

INTRODUCTION Play constitutes an essential parameter of the normal psychosomatic development of children, as well as their statutory right. It is also an important means of communication in childhood. OBJECTIVE To review, detect and highlight all data cited regarding the role of play during the hospitalization of children. METHODOLOGY Literature review was achieved by searching the database...

Twenty-four pre-school children were pre-tested with an orally administered measure of self-concept and randomly assigned to two groups, the Therapy croup and the Control eroup. The Therapy group ~embers were provided with a total of ten 30-minute sessions of individual, non-directive play therapy; the Control group members received an equal ntunber of sessions of individual attention without t...

Objectives: For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), different types of play therapy may have different effects. This study aimed to compare the effect of two play therapy intervention methods including a child-parents therapy named as Filial Therapy (FT) and a child therapist therapy known as Adlerian Therapy (AT) on attention and hyperactivity of these children. Met...

This rural Australian study explored the effects of child-centered play therapy (CCPT) on the social and emotional growth of 3 young children with autism ages 4 6 years. Parents sought private therapy for the emotional and behavioral difficulties these children were experiencing at home and in educational settings. All children participated in 10 weekly, individual therapy sessions, which focus...

objective: many studies have shown that the level of postoperative distress and anxiety in children is associated with the amount of anxiety during the pre operative period. in this study, we compared the effect of pre-operational attending in a playroom and using play activities on the level of anxiety increment after surgery in an intervention and a control group of iranian children. method: ...

Family-centered occupational therapy services are based on a collaborative relationship that does not always come easily. Role performance in parenting a child with special needs and being a consumer of occupational therapy services can be partially understood in terms of environmental context. Although occupational therapists recognize the need to adjust services to the cultural and economic b...