Therapeutic board games have become increasingly popular tools used in Play Therapy with elementary school children and adolescents. Through lecture and play simulations, participants will become familiar with games designed to promote problem-solving, self expression, communication, reality testing, and socialization. A variety of therapeutic board games, card games, video games, action-oriented games, and fine-motor games will be presented. This is a Level 1 Core Course.
Course Objectives
-List sites where Game Play Therapy should be used
-Name the make-up groups to use game play
-Create their own board game to use with a specific child
-List some of the psychological characteristics you can see in game play
-Understand why it is important to know a game well enough to win or lose at will
Course Objectives
-List sites where Game Play Therapy should be used
-Name the make-up groups to use game play
-Create their own board game to use with a specific child
-List some of the psychological characteristics you can see in game play
-Understand why it is important to know a game well enough to win or lose at will