Seminar #130
PLAY THERAPY TO ENHANCE CHILDREN'S SELF-ESTEEM
Instructor: Heidi Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Sunday November 23, 2008 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Credits 6.0
Children begin forming beliefs about themselves early in life. Due to the
pressures of competition, school achievement and the like, children are at high
risk of developing low self-esteem. This results from the child having a
poor self-image caused by a number of factors in their environment. The
relationship of self-esteem to school achievement, crime, violence, and suicide
emphasizes the need to help enhance a child's self-esteem. When children
have a high level of self-esteem, they are more confident, happy and sure of
themselves. This workshop will cover facts about self-esteem, how play
therapy can help enhance it, and also what parents and teachers can do to
protect it. There will be experiential work in this seminar, as well as
video presentations.
INSTRUCTOR: Heidi Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S is a licensed clinical psychologist and
registered play therapist-supervisor. She is in private practice in Monroe
Twp., New Jersey.
She has lectured throughout the world on the assessment and treatment of Attention
- Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder and Play Therapy. She has conducted research studies on
the effectiveness of diverse treatment approaches for this childhood disorder. Dr.
Kaduson is director of the Play Therapy Training Institute and past
president/ board
member of the Association for Play Therapy. She is author and co-editor of books
entitled The Playing Cure, 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, The
Quotable Play Therapist, and Short-Term Play Therapy For Children.
Sunday
November 23, 2008 – 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
