Talk:Play therapy

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Before nominating again, please use Wikipedia:Good article criteria as a check list to make sure it is at a point you think everything is checked off. Address the issues with existing tags. WP:MEDRS and WP:MEDMOS may be of help. Fully cite every paragraph.--LauraHale (talk) 21:40, 30 April 2012 (UTC)

Scientific efficacy

In the course of my rewriting of this article I removed the following:

he therapeutic efficacy of Play Therapy has not yet been proven scientifically. Some contend, however, that it is virtually impossible to scientifically prove the efficacy of any psychotherapeutic modality, new or old. They argue that the variables are simply too vast, infinite in fact, making a controlled experiment impossible. In fact, the efficacy of several scientifically-based therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, has been well established as one of the most effective forms of treatment for many mental illnesses. Play Therapy or other Creative Arts Therapies, not unlike Psychoanalysis, may elude scientific validation as the goals and methods of the modality is fundamentally based in art, not science.

This sounds like original research to me, and seems to be generally off-topic to an encylopedic entry. leontes 05:31, 16 September 2006 (UTC)

As a practicing therapist who has used play therapy, I am glad the above paragraph was removed because it's total horse sh#t. The therapeutic efficacy of play is obvious, if it's done right, in the positive changes in the client's life. Sounds like someone spent a little too much time doing statistical analysis and too little time in session with real live clients.

Any therapy can be validated if defined in behavioral terms. Even concepts like ideas and emotions can be defined in behavioral terms.whicky1978 ^talk 23:34, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Sounds like a "practicing therapist" to downplay the value of scientific data. The paragraph should be put back in. If the efficacy is obvious, then it's measurable. (AZ Psych Student)

I agree that some statement that characterizes the research should be included. As a practicing clinician, I'm deeply disturbed that other clinicians actually believe their interventions are sound because they have seen a positive change in a few clients' lives. I do practice play therapy, have excellent outcomes, and have more people requesting appointments than I am able to schedule. However, I am VERY aware of the lack of scientific quantitative or qualitative studies that demonstrate effectiveness. Being clear with myself and my clients ensures transparence, which is critical to empowerment, healing, and social justice. I hope that clinicians will move from interventions based on authority to scientifically based research.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.255.3.237 (talk)

As a licensed clinician for 15 years I have had the opportunity to examine numerous therapeutic approaches, including play therapy. There is significant information regarding play therapy and its efficacy in treating a multitude of childhood issues. In fact, my doctoral dissertation attempted to examine the efficacy of play therapy utilizing a correlational design. Pre and Post-test were provided, using a standardized behavioral measurement, to primary caregiviers. Results indicated there was a high positive correlation significant on the .05 level. I believe it is important that both the lay person and the professional keep an open mind when assessing therapeutic approaches. Do your research and use common sense. For additional information access information on the American Play Therapy website. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Scholeman (talk • contribs) 20:45, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

"S. Holeman, Ph.D"

Large chunks of this piece are attributed to "S. Holeman, Ph.D" - is there some copyright violation going on here?Feisty.gibbon (talk) 11:49, 10 November 2008 (UTC)feisty.gibbon

Response to "feisty.gibbon" by S. Holeman, Ph.D

Please note: I spent approximately one year reviewing literature for my doctoral dissertation. I contributed signfcant information on play therapy to this site as there was very little content, especially accurate information. All references have been cited and this site tends to edit and omit content which violates copyright laws. I have provided an extensive bibliograpy so you might spend more time reading, rather than typing or criticizing those who make a positive contribution. And, please do contribute as it is essential to the process of educating ourselves and others. S. Holeman, Ph.D. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.54.79.81 (talk) 20:11, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

Updates to Article

I've expanded the previous article by adding additional headlines (models of play therapy, non-directive play therapy, and directive therapy) in order to provide information on the different types of play therapy. I have added about fifteen references and plan to continue to work on this article during the next couple of months. Kfe117 (talk) 21:22, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Non-Directive Play Therapy

It might be worthwhile to further distinguish the differences between non-directive play therapy and general play for those not familiar with the processes. Dancingsneakers (talk) 21:34, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

Sandplay Therapy redirect

Could anybody kindly explain the reasons why Sandplay Therapy is redirected here? It is a separate method in Jungian paradigm, quite different from Play therapy. Юлиана Пучкова (talk) 16:05, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Pioneer sadly missing!

Greetings all,

It seems to me that Hans Zulliger is completely missing from the article (or did I overlook something?), which I find sad, given his importance. -- 129.143.71.39 (talk) 18:00, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Russeau - Did he really live for 168 years?

or do those dates need checking? (1762/1930) 86.26.236.38 (talk) 15:33, 5 September 2014 (UTC)