Effect of group sandtray therapy with preadolescents

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-382

  Flahive, Mon hsin Wang ^a   Ray, Dee ^b  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Group therapy; Play therapy; Sandtray therapy; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009547369     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933920701476706     Document Type: Article

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