Is it Time to Adopt Information Technology in Play Therapy?

Abstract

경희대학교 의학전문대학원 정신건강의학교실 5Play therapy, developed by child psychologists, has evolved into a variety of forms. Despite its long history, play therapy is still a valuable therapeutic method for resolving psychosocial challenges. It is used throughout the world and applicable for both youths and infants. Playing itself has both diagnostic and therapeutic values. The toys and patterns of play can manifest the underlying psychological status of children and function as the mediators between therapists and patients. The crucial issue here is that the face-to-face interaction between the therapists and the children is the key to play therapy. Modern society is overloaded with smart technology, such as smartphones, tablet PCs, iPads, and social networking services (SNS). Given the advances in information technology (IT), far beyond what we could have imagined, the current generation is more familiar with iPads or smartphones than with rattle toys or television. Traditional face-to-face interaction has been replaced by SNS communication. This study explores whether the IT environment of computers, smartphones, SNS, or online games can be adapted as a new modality of play therapy and how it could be applied in real treatment settings.

The Noise Level Measurements of Children’s Sound Books

“…장난감에서 나오는 소리는 아이들에게 언어와 사 고 과정의 발전을 가져올 수 있다. 이에 정보기술(information technology, IT)을 이용한 스마트기기를 새로운 놀이 활동으로 사용하고 청•시각적 효과를 줄 수 있는 전자기기 장난감, 버튼을 누르면 소리가 나는 책(sound book) 등이 개발되어 있다 (Lee et al, 2017).…”