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OPD Points: 5

3-Hour WorkshopLearning Outcomes By the end of this course you will have the opportunity to:1) Identify common themes in the play of play therapy.2) Describe how play therapy can be used in consultation.3) Describe how to apply themes to clinical conceptualization.What ideas are explored?What are the potential meanings of children’s aggressive play in the playroom?Why the way you set limits matters when the play is aggressive.How trauma and aggressive play are connected.How counter transference can inform you clinical practice.Shifting the lens from pathologizing to normalizing.Who should attend?Psychologists, social workers, counsellors, play therapists, case workers, child and family workers, pastoral workers, other allied health professionals and students who are currently counselling children.

Key Learning Objectives / Outcomes:

3-Hour WorkshopWhat ideas are explored?What are the potential meanings of children’s aggressive play in the playroom?Why the way you set limits matters when the play is aggressive.How trauma and aggressive play are connected.How counter transference can inform you clinical practice.Shifting the lens from pathologizing to normalizing. 

Presenter / Provider:

Jodi Ann Mullen

Presenter Qualifications:

Jodi Ann Mullen, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master, has been a Mental Health Counselor and Play Therapist for over 25 years. She is a professor at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department where she coordinates the Graduate Certificate Program in Play Therapy. She is also the Director of Integrative Counseling Services in New York State. Dr. Mullen is an international speaker and author. She has authored several manuscripts on play therapy and counselling. Dr. Mullen navigates the world of child rearing on her podcast Freakishly Well-Behaved Kids. Most importantly, she is the proud mother of Andrew and Leah.

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Course Hours:

3 hours

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