Deborah Johnson, MS, NCSP, is the Director of Community Services for the Children’s Institute and National Director of the Primary Mental Health Project in Rochester, NY. She does extensive training in adapting play therapy to the school setting and implementing mental health prevention and promotion programs in schools. Stephen P. Demanchick, MSEd, NCC, is a Research Assistant at the Children's Institute and Scholar at the University of Rochester. This article is adapted from their handout which appeared in Helping Children at Home and School II: Handouts for Families and Educators, published in 2004 by the National Association of School Psychologists.
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