Oppositional Defiant Disorder Case Study

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Introduction: Title In this paper several aspects of play therapy will be reviewed in depth. The overview of this paper will consist of the use of puppets in therapy to address children (ages 6-12) with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD). An overview of the history and development of children with ODD and puppetry will be discussed. A comparison of the effectiveness of the different play therapy interventions that are used today to aid children with ODD will be highlighted. Moreover a discussion of the comparison of ODD symptoms and how using puppets as an intervention can increase better therapeutic outcomes for children with ODD. Furthermore this paper identifies gaps in the literature and considers new contributions to the research.
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Moreover, children with ODD mainly direct their behaviors towards their peers and adults. Thus children with ODD may have difficulties making friends, maintaining friendships, get into trouble at school and at home. In addition, children with ODD have low self-esteem, temper outburst and experience low frustration tolerance. Moreover having ODD influences social skills, academic achievement and occupational functioning in negative outcomes (Maxmen, Ward & Kilgus, …show more content…

When it pertains to children with ODD it is essential to have activities that will allow them to express themselves, thus puppets help children with ODD meet those needs. The use of this type of play therapy will reinforced positive rather than negative behavior in children with ODD. Using puppets cannot only benefit children with ODD, but the parents as well; through the use of puppetry parents can change the way they interact with their children and promotes a more encouraging environment through play. According to Schaefer and Kaduson (2015) symbolic expression is essential in the way children and their parents narrate conflict and reduce behavior problems, thus using puppets can provide this symbolic expression. Also using puppets provide the child with a sense of control and exploration in expressing what they feel. As stated by Schaefer and Kaduson (2015) when it pertains to treating children with ODD it is more effective to use short-term interventions and since puppetry is a short-term intervention then it can maximize compliance in children with

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