Meeting the Early Mental Health Needs of Children Through School-Based Play Therapy: A Review of Outcome Research

School-Based Play Therapy: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 17-58

  Bratton, Sue C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Mental health; Parental negligence; School based play therapy; Social stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886563718     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269701.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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