Blalock, SarahLindo, NatalyaRay, Dee2021-12-012021-12-012019-06-13Blalock, S. M., Lindo, N., & Ray, D. (2019). Individual and group child-centered play therapy: Impact on social-emotional competencies. Journal of Counseling and Development, 97(3), pp. 238-249.1556-6676https://hdl.handle.net/10877/14985The authors conducted a randomized controlled trial study with 56 elementary school children to test the effectiveness of 16 sessions of individual and group child-centered play therapy (CCPT) in improving social-emotional assets, including self-regulation/responsibility, social competence, and empathy. Parent reports indicated that treatment in both CCPT conditions was correlated with substantial gains in overall social-emotional assets and in the constructs of self-regulation/responsibility and social competence.Text33 pages1 file (.pdf)enchild-centered play therapygroup play therapyempathyself-regulationsocial competenceCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School PsychologyArticlehttps://doi.org/10.1002/jcad.12264