The implementation of developmental play therapy with pre-schoolers in a primary school : a case study

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT:My study aims to explore whether a Developmental Play Programme can beimplemented in a primary school with learners, using trained volunteer therapistsfrom an old age home in the area. I also looked at the experiences of the learnersand that of the volunteer therapists using Developmental Play Therapy as atherapeutic technique. The technique facilitates the development of child-adultrelationships that are necessary for the development of children. The research is inthe form of a qualitative case study. It is approached from an ecosystemicperspective i.e. learners are viewed as a core system which in turn is part of severalother systems, for example the family, school, church, community etc. The systemsare interdependent, which means that change in the one system also results inchange within other systems. In the data production video recordings, unstructuredinterviews, observations and field notes are used. Data analysis was done usingprinciples of coding. The results of the study show that Developmental Play Therapyis indeed an effective psychotherapeutic technique to use in a primary school with agroup of learners and to use senior citizens as volunteer therapists to do the therapy.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University