Service Description

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JANUARY 01, 2025 Attendees will engage in a day of expressive play while learning the foundational principals of play therapy. We will discuss the importance of the relationship in play therapy as well as the importance of being present. Different approaches and theories of play therapy will be discussed including seminal theories to play therapy. Both directive and non-directive techniques will be practiced as attendees do their own expressive play work throughout the day. We will discuss the use of play therapy with individuals, families, and groups as well as with children, adolescents, and adults. Workshop Objectives: Participants will: 1.) Identify and discuss the benefits of play and the therapeutic powers of play therapy. 2.) Explain the key components in play therapy including important values and beliefs one must hold in play therapy. 3.) List and explain significant theories in play therapy as well as play therapy history. 4.) Discuss the continuum of directive and non-directive play therapy. 5.) Prepare to set up play therapy spaces and how to discuss play therapy with clients and families. 6.) Apply creative and expressive interventions to use with clients and identify variations of interventions and how to process them.