Course Description:

The presenters in this video take the listener on a journey through the formation of play therapy and introduce various approaches and styles for using play therapy. With over 30 years of combined play therapy experience, the presenters provide a summary of the decades since the start of play therapy, and share personal experiences and knowledge from their work with children. The listener can follow along with the powerpoint the presenters created, and it contains clickable links to wonderful resources and videos that supplement their discussion. This is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in play therapy, new to the field of working with children, or for a current play therapist who is curious about the history and vast number of approaches.

Objectives

In this workshop participants will learn the history of play therapy. By the end of this course, participants will:

1) be able to name a minimum of three figures that contributed to the field of play therapy
2) identify the key people associated with the development and/or creation of particular play therapy approaches
3) understand how play therapy has evolved from its historical roots to modern day approaches.

Continuing Education Credits

Integrative Counseling Services, PLLC is approved by The Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. Our provider number is 06-168. This course provides 2 APT non-contact credits. 

Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized  by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental  Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for  licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0085. This course provides 2 CE credits. 

Integrative  Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York  State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved  provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0308. This course provides 2 CE credits. 

Instructor Jodi Mullen, PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-S

Dr. Jodi Mullen is a professor at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department. She primarily teaches in the Mental Health Counseling Program. She is the director of Integrative Counseling Services, with several offices in Central New York. Dr. Mullen is an international speaker, author, credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. Dr. Mullen has over 30 years in the field of counseling. She has authored books on play therapy, counseling children and adolescents, supervision, grief counseling and parenting. Dr. Mullen was the 2008 recipient of the Key Award for Professional Training & Education through the Association for Play Therapy. She is the proud Momma of Leah & Andrew.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to the Course

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How does this self-study course work?

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Course PowerPoint

    2. Course Video

    1. Gary Landreth demonstrates Child-Centered Play Therapy

    2. What is Bibiliotherapy? Video

    3. Example Video of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Filial Therapy

    4. Video of Group Play Therapy

    5. Dr. Stuart Brown - Play is more than just fun (TED Talk)

    6. Reference List with Links

    7. Dr. Mullen's Recommended Play Therapy Reading

    8. Glossary of Play Therapy Terms

    1. Evaluation (Required)

    2. Quiz (Required)

About this course

  • $60.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content