Practice creative child counselling interventions, imaginative play-based engagement and assessment tools that have been used effectively by the presenter for over 12 years in managing family violence, significant losses and trauma. Inspired by Narrative Therapy’s playfulness and inventiveness, gain skills in responding to problems and in collaborative identity restoration. This workshop will assist you to develop simple, respectful ways to establish boundaries, explain confidentiality and assess risk. It will incorporate a range of engaging, imaginative activities to invite connection, foster enjoyable participation and help a child both explore their current problems, and reveal and name their resourcefulness, strengths, hopes and values. The workshop has a child-centred approach, but is not about ‘child-directed play.’ The smorgasbord of inventive, evidence-based practices are informed by the principles of Narrative Therapy, Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Brief Solution-focussed, Strengths-based, Systems Theory, Single Session Therapy and a sprinkling of Mary Poppins’ magic.Training methods will include:Interactive presentationLarge and small group discussionsExperiental activitiesReflection opportunities for application of methodsWho Should Attend?Counsellors, psychologists, school counsellors, social workers,  youth workers, case workers, pastoral workers, other allied health professionals and students of these disciplines working with children and young people.Certificate: In order to gain OPD points for this event, participants will need to undertake an assessment at the end of the online workshop and pass at no lower than 80%.