The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc.


 

 

Seminar #203
 PRESCRIPTIVE PLAY THERAPY: ADAPTING THE APPROACH TO THE CHILD
 Instructor: Heidi Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Sunday Febuary 27, 2005 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Surveys indicate that the prescriptive - eclectic model is the most popular theoretical approach among play therapist. The basic premise of this model is that one needs to use therapeutic flexibility in Play Therapy. This means that the therapist adapts the treatment to meet the needs of children with different presenting problems. It is believed that rigid adherence to a single theoretical model is likely to result in considerable frustration for both therapist and child. The instructor will describe adaptations of play therapy approaches for a wide variety of internalizing, externalizing and developmental disorders of childhood. Implications of the latest research findings on play therapy will form the basis of treatment guidelines.

Course Objectives

Understand the basic tenets of prescriptive play therapy

Identify several play interventions that have received empirical support

Understand the rationale for employing a prescriptive-ecclectic approach

Understand the importance of "prescriptive" matching of intervention to disorder

Elevate the level of research support for play therapies for specific disorders of childhood

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.

Sunday Febuary 27, 2005 – 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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