The purpose of this study was to explore the accessibility of child-centered play therapy with Australian Muslim children. Eleven Australian Muslim parents participated in semi-structured interviews that explored three broad topics of play, counseling, and play therapy. Thematic analysis indicated that, despite several barriers to accessing counseling, child-centered play therapy may be accessible to this population. Specifically, several key insights emanated from the interviews. For example, Muslim adults tend to prefer Muslim health practitioners; however, when seeking a therapist to assist their child, these parents are not as concerned about the religious beliefs of health practitioners. In addition, despite cultural stigma against mental health services, Muslim parents invoke religious tenets to justify the importance of therapy. Furthermore, although play may be regarded as being indulgent in the Islamic community, Australian Muslim parents in this study appreciated the benefits of play to the development and progress of children and indicated the Islamic literature embrace play, especially before the age of 7 years. Implications for developing culturally responsive practice of play therapy and directions for future research are discussed.

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探索澳大利亚穆斯林儿童以儿童为中心的游戏疗法的可及性

这项研究的目的是探讨澳大利亚穆斯林儿童以儿童为中心的游戏疗法的可及性。11名澳大利亚穆斯林父母参加了半结构化访谈，探讨了游戏，咨询和游戏治疗这三个广泛的主题。专题分析表明，尽管在获得咨询方面有许多障碍，但该人群仍可以使用以儿童为中心的游戏疗法。具体来说，访谈产生了一些关键见解。例如，穆斯林成年人倾向于偏爱穆斯林健康从业者；然而，当寻找治疗师来帮助他们的孩子时，这些父母并不那么关心健康从业者的宗教信仰。此外，尽管在文化上对心理健康服务的污名化，穆斯林父母还是引用宗教信条来证明治疗的重要性。此外，尽管游戏可能被认为是对伊斯兰社区的放纵，但在这项研究中，澳大利亚穆斯林父母赞赏游戏对儿童成长和进步的好处，并指出伊斯兰文学特别是在7岁之前接受了游戏。讨论了开发游戏疗法的文化适应性实践的含义以及未来研究的方向。