Family System Play Therapy: An Integrative Approach

Keywords

family & couples therapy training, family therapy interventions, play therapy

Abstract

Although the roots of family therapy are firmly embedded in a family systems approach to treating child-focused problems, recent research suggests that the treatment of young children is relatively uncommon among family therapists. One possible reason is the dearth of family systems-based approaches for treating children. After reviewing existing treatments for children’s presenting problems, an integrated approach to family play therapy which draws upon structural, attachment, and play therapies, is theoretically conceptualized. This approach is applied to a case example of family therapy with a 9-year old boy with behavior problems and his parents. Implications for clinical application and future research are discussed.

Original Publication Citation

Lexie Pfeifer Daley, Richard B. Miller, Roy A. Bean & Megan Oka (2018) Family System Play Therapy: An Integrative Approach, The American Journal of Family Therapy, 46:5, 421-436.

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2019-03-01

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/6905

Publisher

The American Journal of Family Therapy

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Sociology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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