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Responses of the Child and Therapist in Child-Centered Play Therapy Regarding the Children's Problem Type, the Therapists' Levels of Psychological Burnout and the Process of Play Therapy

아동의 문제유형, 치료자의 심리적 소진 정도 및 놀이치료단계에 따른 아동중심놀이치료에서의 아동과 치료자 반응

  • Lee, Haeng-Suk (Dept. of Child Development and Education, Myongji Univ.) ;
  • Han, You-Jin (Dept. of Child Development and Education, Myongji Univ.)
  • Received : 2012.09.15
  • Accepted : 2012.11.29
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

This study examined difference in the responses of children and therapists depending on children's problem type(internalization or externalization) and the therapists' levels of psychological burnout. Play therapy' cases (March 2010 ~ September 2011) were successfully concluded in more than 36 sessions, which targeting 14 children aged 4~9 who had emotional and behavioral problems and two therapists who consulted with the children. To examine the change in the play therapy stepwise process in this case, the responses in the children and the therapists were examined by dividing the stages of therapy into the early stage, the middle stage, and the late stage. The Results showed that (1) the children's response during the play therapy process were not significant different for both types of children's problems. Moreover, there were no differences with different levels psychological burnout by the therapist. (2) A change in the children's response during the play therapy process was noted in both children who had internalization problem and in those who had externalization problems. Moreover, according to the therapist's levels of psychological burnout, a change in the children's responses was indicated in the play therapy process. (3) The therapist's responses in the play therapy process did not show significant difference according to children's problem type or therapists' levels of psychological burnout. (4) A significant difference was noted in the responses between the therapists experiencing psychological burnout depending on their level.

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