Seminar #292
PLAY THERAPY GOES TO SCHOOL (WORKING WITH
CHILDREN IN SCHOOL SETTINGS)
Instructor: Heidi Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Thursday July 29, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Working with
children in a school setting can be difficult for professionals due to
many limitations. However, play therapy is still the treatment of
choice due to the many therapeutic factors of play. This workshop will
explore the different types of play therapy that work within the school
environment, as well as working with the teachers and staff to help the
behavioral issues that also occur. This workshop will provide different
nondirective and directive methods to use for various types of
disorders and different types of children. There will be didactic
presentation along with experiential techniques. DVD’s will also be
used to illustrate how play therapy can be used in the schools.
Learning
Objectives:
1. How to use play therapy in a school setting (either
classroom or therapist’s room or office
2. Learn techniques that help in the assessment of a child through play
therapy
3. How to use the 30 minute interval to give a child both time to
explore difficulties and close down before returning to class
4. Use play therapy in the classroom to teach social skills
5. Explore interventions that can be used by teachers or staff to deal
with behavioral issues
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 co-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.
Thursday July 29, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
