Jen Taylor Play Therapy Services

This course has been retired, but you will continue to have access to the content. Credit is available in this course until 2/28/2021. 

APT credits available for this course are: 1 hour theory | 2 hours skills and method 

This 3 hour recorded workshop will provide a tool-box of 40 effective directive play therapy interventions to use when working with child clients with anxiety with an essential foundation of client-centered tenets and practice. The interventions will be grouped into purposeful categories of 1) assessing & facilitating awareness 2) mastering thoughts & beliefs 3) self-soothing 4) empowerment/mastery. Participants will complete this workshop with a collection of practical, actionable interventions to assist anxious child clients and involve parents and families in the process. 

After taking this training, participants will be able to achieve the following learning objectives:

Describe how to utilize the foundational tenets of child-centered play therapy are essential to helping anxious children feel safe and free to later participate in directive play techniques.

2. List 9 play therapy based interventions for assessing and facilitating awareness of anxiety.

3. List 8 play therapy based interventions for mastering thoughts & beliefs.

4. List 15 play therapy based interventions for self soothing and calming the brain and body.

5. List 8 play therapy based interventions for helping child clients experience mastery over anxiety and an increased sense of self-confidence.

6. Describe how to involve parents and families to support the process of helping child clients in play therapy.