Impact of School-Based Child-Centered Play Therapy on Academic Achievement, Self-Concept, and Teacher-Child Relationships

Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 125-144

  Blanco, Pedro J ^a  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic progress; Child centered play therapy; Interpersonal relationships; Low income elementary schools; Student teacher relationship.

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886868077     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118269626.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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