Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27774
Title: Child Play Therapists' Understanding and Application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: A Narrative Analysis
Contributor(s): Edwards, Jane  (author)orcid ; Parson, Judi (author); O'Brien, Wendy (author)
Publication Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1037/pla0000029
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27774
Abstract: Narrative inquiry was used to explore the ways in which play therapy practitioners understand and uphold the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in their practice. Seven play therapy practitioners responded to questions about their experiences of working within a rights-based framework. Analysis of their responses revealed 5 themes: Child play therapy upholds Article 39; respondents demonstrated an implicit rather than explicit understanding of children’s rights; children are sometimes perceived only in terms of their behaviors; there can be a tension between the rights of the child and adults’ rights; and therapists aim to support children’s right to choice, privacy, and confidentiality, but this is not always easy. These findings are intended to support further development of curriculum and course content for trainee therapists and professional development for practitioners. The results add further evidence regarding the need to engage a rights framework when developing policy for early years therapeutic support services.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Play Therapy, 25(3), p. 133-145
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1939-0629
1555-6824
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 420101 Arts therapy
480307 International humanitarian and human rights law
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920201 Allied Health Therapies (excl. Mental Health Services)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200301 Allied health therapies (excl. mental health services)
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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