Using Child-Centered Play Therapy to Enrich the Lives of Children and Adolescents
May 20, 2024 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern Time 7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Date/ Time:
May 20, 2024
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM Pacific Time
Location:
Live Webinar
Description:
Child-centered play therapy is a modality that utilizes the child’s natural language of play and the therapeutic relationship to help a child overcome psychosocial, behavioral, relational, and emotional challenges. This training will help play therapists understand the theory and principles behind child-centered play therapy as well as the categories of play therapist responses and the ACT model of limit setting during sessions. Participants will be introduced to the materials that are recommended for a well-equipped play therapy room based on child-centered play therapy theory. Implementation of child-centered play therapy with children and adolescents will be discussed, as will adaptations that encourage connections with adolescents in particular.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the eight core principles of child-centered play therapy outlined by Virginia Axline
- Identify and demonstrate the nine categories of responses primarily utilized in child-centered play therapy
- Describe the recommended playroom materials in a child-centered play therapy session
- Describe at least 3 adaptations to consider for a child-centered play therapy space to encourage therapeutic connections with adolescents
Your Instructor
Dr. Julie Nash is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor. Dr. Nash is the owner of Riverside Psychological Associates, LLC in Centerbrook, CT where she provides individual and family therapy sessions for people across the age range, and provides continuing education trainings in play therapy. She is the President of the New England Association for Play Therapy and involved with the Association for Play Therapy at the national level.
Course Curriculum
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 1 Part 1 (54:59)
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 1 Part 2 (44:56)
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 1 Part 3 (59:19)
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 2 Part 1 (57:20)
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 2 Part 2 (46:13)
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StartChild Centered Play Therapy Day 2 Part 3 (58:27)
CE Information:
All of our Live Webinars meet APT's definition of a Live Webinar. This Live Webinar will represent (4hrs) 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: Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories
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