The Extended Play-Based Developmental Assessment (EPBDA) gives children an opportunity to externalize their thoughts and feelings that allows and encourages children to express themselves utilizing both verbal and non-verbal communication. The EPBDA is designed to determine children’s overall functioning; identify current clinical symptoms; identify trauma impact, if any; assess children’s perceptions of parental support and guidance; and determine children’s perceptions of their internal and external resources. Clinicians who conduct EPBDA observe and address a variety of domains including physical functioning, patterns of relational interactions, thematic material in their play, and externalized concerns (Gil). This helps inform clinical recommendations for treatment and other services.