Course Description and Learning Objectives

Description:

This presentation focuses on the responsible integration of tech tools in play therapy, the importance of speaking the client's language, honoring the client's culture, and the incorporation of the therapist 4Cs: Competence, Comfort, Culture, and Capability during the COVID pandemnic and beyond. The inclusion of these tools is to be seen as an "and": we can use our traditional items AND include tech tools in person and through telehealth. Whether the participant is a "technoskeptic" or a "technoneccisist", this course will guide the participant through the fundamental tenets necessary for responsible integration of tech into therapy. Grounded in Prescriptive Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Powers of Play, a structure for the appropriate use and integration of tech tools will be discussed. Inclusion and accessibility are critical aspects of this modality and the well-rounded therapist will benefit from understanding this important topic in more depth. There is therapeutic value in the discussion of your client’s interests, in the knowledge of such interests, entering their world and culture, and the inclusion of tech tools in play therapy. This is not about jumping on some trendy bandwagon; it is about appropriately incorporating cultural shifts and having a foundation for such inclusion. There is room for many different grounded modalities and approaches under the play therapy umbrella and this presentation invites everyone in to find out more.​


Learning Objectives:


  • Explain one component of the prescriptive nature of technology in play therapy.
  • Identify at least one Therapeutic Power of Play’s core agent of change
  • Describe the therapeutic properties of at least one iPad, Nintendo Switch, OR computer online program.
  • Identify at least 2 types of clientele who would potentially benefit from the use of tech tools in play therapy.
  • Identify at least 2 of the 4 C’s of technology in play therapy.
  • Describe how the Therapeutic Powers of Play graphic can be used to write clinical notes.


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