Perceptions of play therapy in Taiwan: The voices of school counselors and counselor educators

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-41

  Shen, Yih Jiun ^a   Herr, Edwin L ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; Chinese; Cross cultural counseling; Elementary school; Play techniques; Play therapy; School counseling; School guidance; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943070353     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024924111194     Document Type: Article

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