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Supporting Play: Development, Meaning, and Growth
Play is the portal through which young children are afforded access to a vast array of developmental opportunities. This webinar was devoted to the discovery of play for mental health clinicians, educators, and therapists from across disciplines. The presentation reviewed the nature and functions of play and provided an overview of the typical stages of play - sensorimotor, functional and symbolic - in the first five years. It examined the role of play in promoting self-regulation as well as principles for discovering meaning in play and strategies for supporting, interpreting, and expanding play development in classroom and clinic.