The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc.

Seminar #255
PLAY THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS TRAUMA & ATTACHMENT DISRUPTIONS

Instructor: Risė VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S
Thursday 17, 2008 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Credits 6.0

This workshop focuses on children experiencing attachment disruption and problems, often from abuse and trauma. Play therapy and filial therapy can be extremely useful in helping children work through their abuse/trauma histories while fostering healthy attachments. Because attachment problems are inextricably intertwined with the abuse/trauma that cause them, they respond best to treatments that work on the attachment and the abuse simultaneously, yet remain physically and emotionally safe for the child. Participants will learn a comprehensive treatment approach with play therapy and filial therapy as the centerpiece, that has a growing evidence base and fits well with attachment theory and current neurobiological information. Animal-assisted play therapy for this population will also be covered. Lecture, demonstrations, case studies and small group practice will help participants learn to apply these approaches to adoptive, foster, and biological families. A familiarity with non-directive and directive play therapy as well as filial therapy will aid in understanding this workshop.

INSTRUCTOR: Risė VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist and is the founder and President of the Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center, Inc., a clinic and training center located in Boiling Springs, PA. She brings 35 years of experience to her trainings. She is the founder of the International Collaborative for Play Therapy and a Past President/Board Chair of the Association for Play Therapy.  She has received two national awards for her training work.  She is the author of Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships through Play, A Parent’s Handbook for Filial Play Therapy, Play Therapy for Kids & Canines, and co-editor of Casebook of Filial Therapy. She is featured in DVD workshops on Child-Centered Play Therapy, Overcoming Resistance, and Introduction to Filial Therapy as well as an APA DVD with Jon Carlson about Filial  Therapy . She has trained and supervised thousands of clinicians worldwide, and her writings have been translated into several languages.

Date: Thursday July 17, 2008 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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