Effects of Adlerian Play Therapy on Reducing Students' Disruptive Behaviors |
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| Authors: | Kristin K. Meany‐Walen Sue C. Bratton Terry Kottman |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Counseling Program, University of Northern Iowa.;2. Department of Counseling and Higher Education, University of North Texas.;3. Encouragement Zone, Cedar Falls, Iowa. |
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| Abstract: | This randomized controlled study examined the effectiveness of Adlerian play therapy (AdPT) with 58 elementary school students (48% Latino, 33% European American, 19% African American) exhibiting disruptive classroom behaviors. Teachers and raters blinded to treatment group assignment reported that children in the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in behavior problems and that AdPT demonstrated moderate to large treatment effects. Teachers also reported a statistically significant reduction in stress in their relationships with students receiving AdPT. |
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| Keywords: | disruptive behaviors lay therapy Adlerian theory school‐based interventions |
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