Description:
OPD Points: 10
Learn how to use play therapy with children and enhance your engagement and outcomes.You will have the opportunity to:Have a REAL chance to skill build with small group Identify the theory behind child-centred play therapyConsider the evidence which shows this worksBuild skills in communicating and contracting with parentsPractise person-centered empathic counselling skillsLearn child-led art and play therapy techniquesConsider practical ways to build your art and play therapy kit
Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:
Day OneReview of history, methods, evidence for play therapyPerson-centered counselling skills practiseChild -Led Play Therapy principles and techniquesDemonstration of play therapyPlay therapy practiceDay TwoPlay therapy practiceArt therapy exercisesReview of toys and other materials suitable for play therapyCautions and limitsApplications
Presenter / Provider:
Jacki Short
Presenter Qualifications:
Jacki Short is the Owner and Director of Sydney Centre for Creative Change. She has over twenty five years of clinical experience with children, young people and adults. Jacki has a passion for play therapy and has been training in this modality for over 25 years.As an experienced and Masters qualified adult educator, Jacki has trained thousands of students and course participants in Australia and internationally and remains committed to the safe and expressive growth of all those with whom she works. She gives you practical, evidence-based techniques to help the children you work with talk about their lives more easily, feel better understood and find solutions that are right for them.
