title: Play therapy and children with disabilities.
abstract: Play therapy allows children with developmental and health disabilities to discover what physical and emotional strengths they have in relation to their disabilities. Play therapy may be directive or nondirective, emotionally or physically focused. Suggestions for specific activities are presented for providing play therapy for children with disabilities.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Carmichael
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010989:Play Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012649:Self Concept