Seminar #204
PUPPET PLAY THERAPY
Instructor: Heidi Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Sunday March 28, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Puppets have been used in play
therapy for decades. The power of Puppet Play Therapy can be easily understood
through this workshop. Participants will be guided through the history of
puppetry and how it is used in both assessment and play therapy directly. This
workshop is mostly experiential, and participants will learn how to engage
children in the making of puppets to use in their own treatment. The power of
projection will be seen and felt, and al participants will be able to create
their own finger puppets, hand puppets and various other types to use in their
own practice. The participants will also be able to choose already made commercial
puppets and see how they can easily be used in the treatment of family, couples,
and/or children. This workshop is fun, so come in to play!!
Learning
Objectives:
1. Delineate several different uses of puppets in the playroom
2. Make their own puppets to experience the power of play therapy with puppets
3. Understand the history of puppetry and how it enhances play therapy for children and adults
4. Articulate how to use puppets to get information related to family dynamics
5. Instill a sense of mastery over traumatic events through puppetry
6. Create a metaphorical story they conveys therapeutic learning through puppetry
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 March 28, 2010 - 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
