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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) ; 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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