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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Yung-Wei (Dennis) Lin, PhD, NCC, associate professor in the Counselor Education Department at the University of Iowa, has extensive experience in research in play therapy and suicide prevention/intervention. Dr. Lin has served as editorial board members in multiple professional journals, and is currently the Associate Editor of International Journal of Play Therapy®
yung-wei-lin@uiowa.edu
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Rebekah Byrd, in the Department of Counselor Education and specialization falls primarily in issues pertaining to children/adolescent counseling, play therapy, LGBTGEQIAP+ advocacy, school counseling, social justice/multicultural concerns, self-injury,
rebekah.byrd@
gmail.com
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Sue Bratton, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S™ is Professor Emeritus and Director Emeritus, UNT Center for Play Therapy with over 35 years of experience as Sue is internationally known speaker and author therapy, with a focus on childhood interpersonal
Sue.Bratton@
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