이혼가정 아동의 단기 놀이치료 사례

This case study is about a short term play therapy for a child who showed separation anxiety, a somatic symptom, refused to participated in school lesson and peer relations while experiencing divorce of her parents. The child was a ten-year-old girl and a total of 15 play therapy sessions were administered. The short-term goals of the play therapy included: (1) helping her to go to school by mitigating the separation anxiety with her mother, (2) increasing fun at school, (3) having affectionate and enjoyable interactions with her mother, (4) accepting her parents’ divorce and understanding what would happen accordingly, and encouraging her to express her feelings and correct misunderstanding about her parents’ divorce. After the sessions, it was found (1) separation anxiety with her mother were removed; (2) her interest and participation in classes at school increased and she enjoyed getting along with her peers rather than being aloof; (3) improving positive mother-child interaction activities, (4) she understood was their decision, and began to accept the fact that they would not live together. This study is of a great significance in that it verified the effectiveness of a play therapy for a child experiencing emotional problems and difficulties in adapting to daily lives after her parents’ divorce.