Conducting child assessments for court proceedings: The use of non- directive play therapy

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 267-279

  Ryan, Virginia ^a   Wilson, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child assessments; Courts; Non directive play therapy

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; COURT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PLAY THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY;

EID: 0034015040     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104500005002012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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