Date/ Time:
August 14, 2020 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET (A lunch hour and two short breaks are included in the timeline)
Location:
Online- Live Webinar
Description:
Child centered play therapy is a modality that utilizes the child’s natural language of play and the therapeutic relationship to help a child overcome psychosocial, behavioral, relational, and emotional challenges. Through the use of empathic understanding, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, child centered play therapists utilize the play sessions to help the client heal. This training will help play therapists understand the theory and principles behind child centered play therapy as well as the categories of play therapist responses and the ACT model of limit setting during sessions. Participants will be introduced to the materials that are recommended for a well-equipped play therapy room based on child centered play therapy theory. Implementation of child centered play therapy in a traditional play therapy room will be discussed, as well as how to modify this work to a school setting. An introduction to documentation of a child centered play therapy session will also be provided.
Learning Objectives:
August 14, 2020 10:00 AM-5:00 PM ET (A lunch hour and two short breaks are included in the timeline)
Location:
Online- Live Webinar
Description:
Child centered play therapy is a modality that utilizes the child’s natural language of play and the therapeutic relationship to help a child overcome psychosocial, behavioral, relational, and emotional challenges. Through the use of empathic understanding, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard, child centered play therapists utilize the play sessions to help the client heal. This training will help play therapists understand the theory and principles behind child centered play therapy as well as the categories of play therapist responses and the ACT model of limit setting during sessions. Participants will be introduced to the materials that are recommended for a well-equipped play therapy room based on child centered play therapy theory. Implementation of child centered play therapy in a traditional play therapy room will be discussed, as well as how to modify this work to a school setting. An introduction to documentation of a child centered play therapy session will also be provided.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the key figures and timeline in the history of child centered play therapy
- Identify the eight core principles of child centered play therapy outlined by Virginia Axline
- Identify and demonstrate the nine categories of responses primarily utilized in child centered play therapy
- Describe the ACT limit setting model utilized in child centered play therapy
- Describe the recommended playroom materials in a child centered play therapy session, both in an office setting and in a school setting
- Describe methods of taking notes during child centered play therapy sessions to ensure appropriate documentation
Instructor:
Julie Nash, Ph.D., RPT-S
Dr. Julie Nash is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor. Dr. Nash is the owner of Riverside Psychological Associates, LLC in Centerbrook, CT where she provides individual and family therapy sessions for people across the age range, and provides continuing education trainings in play therapy. She is the President of the New England Association for Play Therapy and involved with the Association for Play Therapy at the national level.
Julie Nash, Ph.D., RPT-S
Dr. Julie Nash is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered play therapist-supervisor. Dr. Nash is the owner of Riverside Psychological Associates, LLC in Centerbrook, CT where she provides individual and family therapy sessions for people across the age range, and provides continuing education trainings in play therapy. She is the President of the New England Association for Play Therapy and involved with the Association for Play Therapy at the national level.
CE Information:
This Course provides 6 hrs Contact CE. The Play Therapy Training Institute is approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider 95-002.
This Course provides 6 hrs Contact CE. The Play Therapy Training Institute is approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider 95-002.