Description:

School counselors are becoming increasingly aware of the benefits of using play therapy techniques and strategies in public and private schools alike.  This workshop will discuss and illustrate ideas for overcoming the obstacles that counselors face in setting up a playroom, informing teachers, parents and administrators about play therapy, and facilitating the psychological healing for the children through play therapy in the school setting.  Participants will learn techniques and processes to use for children through play therapy, and successful strategies will be presented that help the child enter and exit the therapy session successfully.  The didactic presentation will have video illustrations of the topics presented.

Objectives:

• Demonstrate play therapy techniques that help in the assessment of a child through play therapy.
• Design the use of the 30-minute interval to give a child both time to explore difficulties through play therapy and close down before returning to class.
• Use play therapy techniques in the classroom to teach social skills