A School-Based Group Play/Activity Therapy Intervention with Learning Disabledpreadolescents Exhibiting Behavior Problems

International Journal of Play Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 7-29

  Packman, Jill ^a   Bratton, Sue C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 41549145090     PISSN: 15556824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0088876     Document Type: Article

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