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Title: Find More Like ThisPlay, the fabric of elementary school counseling programs.
Author(s): Campbell, Chari A., U South Carolina, Columbia, US

Source: Elementary School Guidance & Counseling, Vol 28(1), Oct 1993. Special issue: Counseling and children's play. pp. 10-16.
Publisher: US: American School Counselor Association
ISSN: 0013-5976 (Print)
Language: English
Keywords: therapeutic play in school counseling, elementary school students
Abstract: Discusses the therapeutic use of play in elementary school counseling programs. Play helps the counselor establish rapport with children, especially the reluctant or nonverbal child, while disguising the counseling focus, reducing the threat, and making it easier for the child to disclose emotion-laden material. When used in the context of a nondirective, child-centered relationship, play offers the opportunity to resolve issues that may interfere with emotional and social development and, hence, with academic progress. Play......

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Approximate Pages: 12 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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