Play as a Means to Emotional well-being: Introductory Course
Schedule
Fri, 28 Feb, 2025 at 08:00 am to Thu, 06 Mar, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
I2WE | Bloemfontein, FS
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Learn how to use play as a means to emotional well-being in child and adolescent mental health☆Who is this for?
•All health-care professionals working with children and adolescents in a mental health setting.
•Previous training and experience in typical child development and child and adolescent mental health is preferable.
•Including professions such as medical practitioners, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, mental health nurses and other therapists.
☆This training aims to empower participants:
•To understand the therapeutic power and value of play
•To be aware of how typical play may vary according to age, gender, culture, etc.
•To consider typical childhood development when assessing and treating a child in a mental health setting
•To understand how a child and adolescent client differ from one another and from adult clients
•To consider a child’s unique temperament during assessment and treatment.
☆This training aims to teach participants:
•The history of play therapy and the different approaches within play therapy
•The theory behind child-centered play therapy and how to apply it in practice
•The theory behind gestalt-play therapy and how to apply it in practice
•Why, when and how to set boundaries within the practice
•The therapeutic use of self as important technique in the play practice
•How to set up a playroom and select toys
•How to conduct sessions/consultations/feedback with parents
•How to apply different techniques and methods when assessing and treating a child/adolescent.
•How to plan and execute therapy sessions for clients.
•About a variety of modalities/types of play and how and when to use them in practice.
☆Participants will receive exposure to the following play modalities:
•Relaxing Play (board games, puzzles)
•Sand Play (miniatures, symbolic play)
•Metaphors and Fantasies (Rosebush, Monster, Safe space)
•Creative Play (drawing, painting, clay)
•Biblio-Play (stories, cartoons, books)
•Projective techniques (drawing, painting, sculpting)
•Dramatized Play (puppets, dolls, masks, dress-up)
☆Contact Marnie for more details
[email protected]
Bloemfontein
@R6500
30 CEU'S accredited (HPCSA)
20 CEU'S accredited (SACSSP)
Registration/Information:
[email protected]
www.i2we.co.za
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Where is it happening?
I2WE, 2 Nerina Street, Gardeniapark,Bloemfontein, Free State, South AfricaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
