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play therapy

A form of psychotherapy used with children to help them express or act out their experiences, feelings, and problems by playing with dolls, toys, and other play material, under the guidance or observation of a therapist.

play therapist n.

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play therapy - form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment

psychotherapy - the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means

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psychotherapy			95 Hardcover BF717 For psychologists, psychiatrists, other mental health practitioners, play therapists, leisure time and recreation specialists, and scholars of development and personality, L'Abate (clinical psychology, Georgia State U. The Praeger handbook of play across the life cycle; fun from infancy ... by Reference & Research Book News The two-hour procedure has proved stressful for the family, but with the help of a play therapist the boys have both calmed down. Brothers' rare Nemo disorder; First siblings in the world to be ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) 3) There are definite benefits when play therapists and non-phamacologic interventions are incorporated into the care of children undergoing treatments to manage pain and anxiety. Pain control in children--are nurses doing enough? Better pain ... by Maccagno, Lisa / Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand			Plavix play play a joke on play a trick on play about or around Play actor play along play around play back Play debt play down play false play group play hooky play in play it by ear play list Play of colors play off play on play on words play out Play pleasure play possum play reading play therapist play therapy play through play tricks play truant play up play with play-act play-acting play-action pass play-actor play-box play-by-play play-centre Play-Doh play-lunch play-off play-the-ball playa playability playable playact playacting playactor playback Playbill			play the field play the fool play the fool play the fool play the fool play the game play the game play the game play the game play the game play the game play the game play the goat play the heavy play the horses play the market play the market play the market play the old soldier play the old soldier play the part play the percentage game play the percentage game play the percentage game Play the Percentages Play the Percentages Play the Percentages play the ponies play the waiting game Play the World play therapist play therapy play therapy play therapy play therapy play therapy Play through Play through Play Time play to Play to Air Play to Modify Games play to the crowd play to the gallery Play to Win play tricks play tricks on play tricks upon Play Troops play truant play truant play trump card play up play up play up play up play up play up Play up pompey Play Up Pompey, Pompey Play Up Play Up Sky Blues

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play therapy (redirected from play therapist)

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