RE: Sexual Abuse and Play Therapy

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A recently published study in J of Clinical and Consulting Psych found play therapy to be much less effective than CBT in reducing problematic sexually-reactive behaviors.
Randomized Trial of Treatment for Children With Sexual Behavior
Problems: Ten-Year Follow-Up
Melissa Y. Carpentier
Oklahoma State University
Jane F. Silovsky and Mark Chaffin
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

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> From: "John Polstra" <ezreader61@comcast.net>
> Date: 2007/02/14 Wed AM 11:20:51 EST
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers   <CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
> Subject: RE: Sexual Abuse and Play Therapy
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> I know that Eliana Gil has written and presented quite a bit about her use
> of play therapy with young children who are victims of sexual molest.  She
> has also written on the use of filial therapy which is a combination of
> family therapy and play therapy techniques with this population.  I don't
> know if she has researched the effectiveness of either approach.  She would
> be a good person to start your search.  She has also written with Toni
> Cavanaugh Johnson who has developed a standardized screening tool to assess
> for sexualized behavior in children.  She would also be another good
> resource to explore.  I hope this helps!
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> John Polstra
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> [mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] On Behalf Of starla
> beaman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:02 AM
> To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Sexual Abuse and Play Therapy
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> I am a MSW student and I am doing a research paper on the effectiveness of
> play therapy as an intervention for sexual abuse. Are there any recent
> emperically-based articles that discuss outcomes for Play therapy as an
> intervention for sexually abused children? Thanks for helping.
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> Starla Beaman
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