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PLAYTHERAPY TM VOLUME 19, ISSUE 4 • DECEMBER 2024


IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Leadership


FEATURES 4 Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in the United States: Considerations And Resources for Play


Therapists LISA LARRABEE, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™ Children immigrating without a primary caregiver have  appropriate play therapy support as they continue their journey.


10 Working Alongside Immigrant Children and Their


Families MÓNICA RODRÍGUEZ DELGADO, PHD, LPC, NCC, RPT™, PEGGY CEBALLOS, PHD, NCC, LPC-A & ELIZABETH AGUILAR, PHD, LPC, NCC


A multicultural orientation framework guides play therapists in addressing trauma and intergenerational needs among immigrant populations.


16 Facilitating Immigrant Children’s Bicultural


Identity Development in Play Therapy REGINE K. CHUNG, PHD, LMHC, CAS & AHOU VAZIRI LINE, PHD, LPC, RPT™, CSC, NCC Development and integration of bicultural identity protects and supports immigrant play therapy clients and their families.


20 Recovering Lost Play Time: A Concept Underlying the Guiding Principles for Play-Based


Interventions with Refugee Children ISABELLA CASSINA, MA, TPS, CAGS & CLAUDIO MOCHI, MA, RP, RPT-S™ Experiences of refugee children are diverse, and likely include future transitions. Play therapy should be tailored to meet these unique circumstances, with a guiding framework for recapturing losses of childhood.


24 Healing Cultural Disconnection: Play Therapy for Building Identity in Internationally Adopted


Children JIYOUNG MOON, PHD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT™  focused on building cultural identity and a sense of belonging to their birth culture as well as their adoptive culture.


CLINICAL EDITOR CLINICAL EDITOR


Mistie Barnes, Ed.D., LPC-S, RPT-S, is an assistant professor in the Department of Counselor Education and Psychology at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. She supervises the three-tier review process observed by Play TherapyTM mistiebarnes@yahoo.com


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Mandi Meléndez, LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S™, co-owns Nurture Family Counseling, serving children and families with locations around Austin, Texas. She has served as President of the local chapter and the Texas state branch of APT. She continues to support the   therapy supervision, writing and training. mmelendez@nrtfc.com


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15 Book Review 28 News 30 Member Storytelling 31 Play Therapy™ Magazine Reviewers 32 Credentials


SPECIAL SECTIONS 3 International Play Therapy Week


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