Editorial: The Role of Play in Child Assessment and Intervention

Frontiers in Psychology

Silvia Salcuni¹ 

关键词: play;    assessment;    intervention;    affect;    cognition;    mother-child interaction;    attachment;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01098

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In early 2016 we decided to open a Topic about children play, to highlight its important role in child psychological assessment and intervention. Since early 1900's in psychological literature it has been raised the multiple functions of play in child development and the use of play in assessment and treatment with children (Gil, 1991). Play provides children with valuable cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal learning opportunities. The significance of play in childhood has led to its frequent use in the assessment of child development and in the implementation of child and parent-child psychological and educational interventions. Historically, few studies provided a rigorous validation of play assessment measures and empirical evaluation of intervention or psychotherapy efficacy; just a few works have included parents, dyads, or atypical child development. So, as a paradox, even play is a ubiquitous and universal aspect of early childhood, worldwide recognized in its importance for children development, it was not so easy to find a group of colleagues that rigorously evaluated validity and efficacy of assessment and interventions based on children play. We are pleased to present to the readers a final research E-book that includes the work of 60 authors from many states of America, Austria, Brazil, Chile, India, Italy, Turkey, and UK, and showed the most current literature on the use of play in child assessment and intervention in its 15 articles.

【 授权许可】

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