Creating Powerful Play Therapy: The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Action
April 17,. 2024 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Date/ Time:
April 17, 2024
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
6:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time
Location:
Live Webinar
Description:
How does play therapy actually create change while improving mental health and overall functioning? This workshop will teach what it is about play specifically that leads to change. The relationship between individual therapeutic powers of play (or change agents) and the primary traits of play will be explored while relating to the basic tenets of major theories of play therapy. Understanding these relationships and how to implement them allows for effectively choosing techniques or interventions to give the desired observable outcomes. This process will be described and practiced using didactic and experiential exercises, helping participants to solidify their understanding of play therapy theory and practice. Participants will learn how to match presenting problems with the change agents of play and techniques to achieve desired outcomes and be better equipped to answer the question “So you just…play?” when speaking with parents, referral sources, and other professionals, as well as when writing treatment plans.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the 20 therapeutic powers of play seen through play therapy.
- Identify the eight primary traits of play as used in play therapy.
- Demonstrate at least three examples of how to connect basic tenets of theories with specific therapeutic powers of play to utilize in play therapy to achieve a desired outcome.
- Discuss how to choose an intervention to promote a desired observable outcome from play therapy, given a specified therapeutic power of play.
Your Instructor
Dr. Nash is a licensed clinical psychologist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. Dr. Nash is the author of multiple book chapters on the development of social skills and using play therapy to treat social skills deficits, as well as introductions to play therapy and working with preschool children. Dr. Nash recently published Nature-based Play Therapy: A Prescriptive Approach to Integrating the Therapeutic Powers of Nature and Play. She has presented at national and international conferences on play therapy and is the former president of the Board of Directors for the New England Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Nash is the owner of Riverside Psychological Associates, LLC in Connecticut where she provides individual and family therapy sessions for people across the age range, play therapy consultation, and continuing education trainings for play therapy and supervision. She is actively involved with the Association for Play Therapy and is on the Board of Directors.
Course Curriculum
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StartCreating Powerful Play Therapy: The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Action Part 1 (47:22)
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StartCreating Powerful Play Therapy: The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Action Part 2 (46:20)
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StartCreating Powerful Play Therapy: The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Action Part 3 (50:11)
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StartCreating Powerful Play Therapy: The Therapeutic Powers of Play in Action Part 4 (43:18)
CE Information:
All of our Live Webinars meet APT's definition of a Live Webinar. This Live Webinar will represent (4) Non-contact CE Hours. The Play Therapy Training Institute is approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider 95-002.
Please Note: The CE certificate will be awarded within 3 business days to those who attend the entire webinar, complete a multiple-choice test, and fill out course evaluations. No partial credit will be given. Play Therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
APT Primary Areas: Special Topics
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