An Exploratory Study of Child-Centered Play Therapy With Aggressive Children

International Journal of Play Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 162-175

  Ray, Dee C ^a   Blanco, Pedro J ^a   Sullivan, Jeffrey M ^a   Holliman, Ryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; child counseling; child therapy; child centered play therapy; play therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650917077     PISSN: 15556824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014742     Document Type: Article

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