title: The use of child-centered play therapy and filial therapy with Head Start families: a brief report.
abstract: Play therapy and filial therapy show promise as effective ways to provide direct services to Head Start, addressing the needs of the children, the families, and the Head Start teachers and staff. This paper examines the utility of play and filial therapies for the Head Start population, presents a systemic explanation for the benefit of filial therapy, and provides a case example for illustration.
mesh_terms: D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010989:Play Therapy