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Engaging Colorado: Communicating with At-Risk Youth and Hospitalized Children Using Therapeutic Play

March 11, 2017 by Alex Johnson

Children’s hospitals are safe places where children can overcome obstacles and recover. And many hospitals are using therapeutic play to connect with the pediatric patients they serve. Play can help children feel a sense of normalcy in an environment that is frankly not normal. Through play, children are able to express themselves and cope with the difficulties they face in the … [Read more...] about Engaging Colorado: Communicating with At-Risk Youth and Hospitalized Children Using Therapeutic Play

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