M.A. / There seems to be a lack of uniformity concerning the psychotherapeutic treatment of chlidren. This lack of uniformity was mainly brought about by the development of the diverse theoretical approaches in the history of child psychotherapy. There seems to be a need for an integrated model that could be used for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children. A survey of the literature was undertaken in order to determine the current status of the theory and practice of child psychotherapy. The survey brought to light that the field of child psychotherapy gradually developed from an intrapsychic to an interactional orientation. From a retrospective view it is apparent that the diverse theoretical approaches in the development of the field of child psychotherapy, culminated in the systems approach. This approach is currently supported in terms of the theory and practice of child psychotherapy. The systems approach offers an integrated model and represent a meta-theory for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children. It also offers a multitude of therapeutic interventions for the child therapist. Therefore, a tentative model has been suggested based on the systems model for the psychotherapeutic treatment of children.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:13305 |
| Date | 12 February 2015 |
| Creators | Badenhorst, Petro |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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