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Transforming Our Youth. Jessica Clark and Lindsey Sitz. To create a unique and effective behavioral modification program utilizing a variety of therapy techniques that appeal to children and allow for growth in the areas of respect, responsibility, and the ability to cope with emotions. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Transforming Our Youth
Jessica Clark and Lindsey Sitz
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OUR GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
To create a unique and effective behavioral modification program utilizing a variety of therapy techniques that appeal to children and allow for growth in the areas of respect, responsibility, and the ability to cope with emotions.
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Is Talk Therapy Adequate?• Children may have a difficult time articulating their feelings into words (Johnson, 2000)• Hands-on activities engage the tactile senses and allow for unconscious exploration (Camilleri, 2007)
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Therapeutic Techniques• Sandplay
• Horticultural
• Butterflies
• Recycling Contest
• Art projects• Worry dolls• “Color my world”
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Sandplay
Cockle (1993)
-Evokes emotions
-Beneficial for children with problems in coping
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• Master Gardener Project (Alexander, 1995)
• Pocket Pets (Flom, 2005)
Plants & Animals in Therapy
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Methods
• ParticipantsControl versus experimental group
• Baseline Coding
• Implementation
• Post-intervention Coding
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Circle of Trust
• A confidentiality contract signed by each of the participants:
“Everyone involved in T.O.Y. is part of a circle of trust. We will share things and hear things that are private. By signing this paper I agree that I _____________ am a part of this circle of
trust. I agree to keep all things discussed during T.O.Y. to myself in order to keep the T.O.Y. environment safe and fun.”
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“Sticker Pets”
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Reflections from the Participants
• My favorite part of T.O.Y. was…“Making worry dolls.”
“Learning about bullies.”
“Going on the trash hunt.”
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• What I learned from T.O.Y…
• “Competitions for fun.”
• “Being a better person.”
• “How to keep calm.”
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Suitcases
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Reflections from the Researchers
Lindsey• Discussion about
Disabilities
Jessica• Recycling Contest– Developmentally
Appropriate Game (Reddy, 2001)
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•Participants•Coders not formally trained•Coding time was cut•Attendance•Lack of control
Limitations
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Suggestions for Future Research
•Randomized selection of participants OR
•T.O.Y. with a group of students with the same presenting problem
•Male co-leader, more male friendly activities
•Better limit-setting
•Reformulating “Plants”
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ReferencesAlexander, J., & Others, A. (1995, June 1). Master gardener classroom garden project:
An evaluation of the benefits to children. Children's Environments, 12(2), 256-
263.
Camilleri, V. (2007). Healing the inner city child: Creative arts therapies with at-risk youth. London
England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Retrieved December 10, 2008, from PsycINFO database.
Cockle, S. (1993). Sandplay: A comparative study. International Journal of Play Therapy, 2(2), 1-17.
Flom, B.L. (2005). Counseling with pocket pets: Using small animals in elementary counseling programs. Professional School
Counseling, 8(5), 469-471.
Johnson, D. (2000). Creative therapies. Effective treatments for PTSD: Practice guidelines from the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (pp. 302-314). New York, NY US:
Guilford Press. Retrieved December 10, 2008, from PsycINFO database
Reddy, L.A., Spencer, P., Hall, T.M., & Rubel, E. (2001). Use of developmentally appropriate games in a child group
training program for young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In A.A. Drewes,
L.J. Carey, & C.E. Schaefer (Eds.), School-Based Therapy (pp. 256-274). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Color My World
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Worry Dolls