Talk:Theraplay

Attachment theory controversial?
Some clinical applications of attachment theory may be controversial, but the theory itself has been and remains a popular approach for understanding the nature of close relationships. It gained widespread popularity in developmental psychology for awhile, and it continues to be a popular approach to the psychology of adult romantic relationships. Attachment theory continues to guide basic research into close relationships. I think the claim that attachment theory is controversial should be made clearer by distinguishing between the basic theory and the clinical applications of the theory.

I recommend removing the reference that it is controversal. If we can collect thoughts on this, I will then make the change later. JonesRD 16:48, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Efficacy of Theraplay
Has anyone conducted scientific studies looking at the efficacy of theraplay? If not, then the reason why the efficacy has not been proven is because no one has looked. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. The reference to people saying it can't be tested becomes a red herring. Readers should not be presented red herrings. The paragraph should simply state no one knows the efficacy because no one has checked to see if it works. If, on the other hand, studies have been conducted and theraplay showed little or no efficacy, those studies should be cited and discussed. Readers should be cautioned about theraplay if studies have suggested it doesn't work. I'm not a therapist (although I do have a PhD in Psychology), and I don't know much about theraplay, but the paragraph on efficacy really needs improvement.

As with my comment above, I'd suggest editing that paragraph to reflect what is known. I know of no studies showing that it is ineffective. I am also unaware of studies finding it effective. I'd change the statements to reflect that fact. COMMENTS? JonesRD 16:50, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Suggest deleting the line that does not have a citation. Any objections or concerns? DPeterson talk 16:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * The line about theraplay's effectiveness? I think you've got the right idea. shotwell 17:17, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Seems like agreement here. SamDavidson 14:51, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Post sock thread
I believe there are a few studies on Theraplay beginning to emerge, mostly from Finland, I think. I'll look into this over the next few weeks to see if there might be anything to add about efficacy.MLHarris 17:29, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I did find a couple of scandanavian studies once by googling but got distracted by other things - so they do exist! I added a link (in external links) to some german research but haven't checked it out in depth. I'm not sure if the psychoanalysis box should be on the page though - even if there is a bit of object relations theory in it. Seems a rather tenuous connection. Fainites barley 22:34, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Found this Fainites barley scribs  22:00, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Merger
This remains an unsatisfactory article, tagged for a long time, so I am WP:BOLDly merging it into Play therapy for now. This does not stop anyone recreating it as a decent article if they can be bothered to use and cite independent reliable sources. - Fayenatic (talk) 19:16, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Discussed here without further action. - Fayenatic (talk) 11:35, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Unmerged. It may well be an article that needs some work but it doesn't follow that merging is the answer. If there's no suitable sources here then there are no suitable sources when merged either.Fainites barley scribs 14:52, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Here is an appropriate source if you wish to improve the article.Fainites barley scribs 14:54, 8 May 2010 (UTC)