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ERIC Number: EJ305790
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Cuentos Folkloricos as a Therapeutic Modality with Puerto Rican Children.
Costantino, Giuseppe; And Others
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v6 n2 p169-78 Jun 1984
Therapeutic techniques using Puerto Rican folktales to promote identification with culturally familiar characters and themes were used with 208 children in grades K-3. Cuento therapies significantly increased WISC-R comprehension scores uniformly across grades K-3 and significantly reduced trait anxiety of first graders. (DC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Folk Culture, Group Therapy, Identification (Psychology), Modeling (Psychology), Puerto Ricans, Role Playing, Tales, Therapy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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