Play Therapy Australia Clinical Training Program

Workshops & Consultancy Services

Play Therapy Workshops

The Heart & Practice of Child Centred Play Therapy 1 Workshop:

Perth, Western Australia: 2-4 April 2008

Melbourne, Victoria: 16 - 18 July 2008

Sydney, New South Wales: Please check back soon for dates!

Please also register expressions of interest for a Play Therapy workshop to be held in Byron Bay, New South Wales and/or Brisbane, Queensland.

Child Centered Play Therapy can be a beautiful and effective way to work therapeutically with children. This introductory workshop offers participants the opportunity to learn about the world of non directive Humanistic Child Centered Play Therapy and about the principles and practices of this therapeutic approach, in a safe and supportive environment. On completion of this workshop, participants will be able to incorporate some of the practices and principles of this Child Centered Play Therapy into their work with children.

Areas covered in the workshop will include:

· Philosophy of Child Centered Play Therapy & the Heart of the Work

· Empathy & the 4 key healing messages: I am here, I hear you, I understand and I care

· The Power of the Relationship: Sensitivity, compassion & the development of a safe & trusting relationship with the child

· The 4 key healing messages: I am here, I hear you, I understand and I care

· Different types of play we see in Play Therapy & who Play Therapy can help

· Setting up a playroom & the selection of toys and materials

· Play Therapy skills development and facilitative ways of responding to children including tracking behaviour, reflecting feelings & responding empathically, following the child’s lead, allowing children to direct the play, enhancing creativity, returning responsibility to the child

· The ACT limit setting model

· Exploring some of the challenging situations that can present in the Playroom including what to do if...the child is highly aggressive...very sad...wants to leave the playroom...is in a very regressed state

· Case & video material, Play Therapy demonstrations, experiential processes, role plays & reflective processes

For full workshop information & registration details, please click on the link below:

Download The Heart & Practice of Child Centered Play Therapy 1 Melb Information

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Child Centered Play Therapy: A 1 Day Introductory Workshop

Location: Cannonvale, Whitsundays Queensland

Date: August 2008 (second week in August: date to be finalised)

Areas covered in this workshop will include:

· An introduction to the philosophy & principles of Child Centered Play Therapy & the Heart of the Work

· What is play therapy, why is it so helpful for children and who can it help

· Empathy & the 4 key healing messages: I am here, I hear you, I understand and I care

· Recommended toys and materials for the therapeutic playroom

· An introduction to facilitative ways of responding to children through demonstrations & role play practices: includes tracking behaviour, reflecting feelings, responding empathically, following the child’s lead, allowing child to direct the play & returning responsibility to the child

· The ACT limit setting model

· Video: A Clinical Child Centered Play Therapy session, including a theoretical overview of this Play Therapy approach

For further information & to register for this workshop, please contact Tania Edwards, the workshop organiser, at the Whitsunday Crisis & Counselling Service on: 07 49462992 or email: ssw@whitsundayws.com.au There are a limited number of places available in this workshop so it is recommended to book in early!

Many thanks to Tania for organising this workshop!

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Agencies and Organisations:
Training & Consultancy Services

Play Therapy Training and Consultancy Services are available for agencies and organisations and can be developed to meet your specific needs. You may find the Play Therapy Australia Consultancy Services particularly helpful, if in your agency or organisation, you are looking at setting up a therapeutic playroom and would like support and guidance in relation to this. There are many other specialised areas, relating to Child Therapy & Play Therapy, that our Consultancy Services will be able to assist you with.

Some of the institutions, agencies and groups that Play Therapy Australia has presented workshops and training for include:

· Australian National Art Therapy Conference, Perth West Australia

· Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Northam, West Australia

· Occupational Therapists Association, Brisbane, Queensland

· Royal Children’s Hospital – Occupational Therapy Department, Brisbane

· Community Skills Training Centre, Department for Community Development, Perth West Australia

· Edith Cowan University: Masters of Art Therapy & Drama Therapy Programs, Perth West Australia

· Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, Northern Region, West Australia

· CLAN WA, Perth, West Australia

· Foster Care Association of WA Annual Conference, Bunbury West Australia

· Centacare, Darwin, Northern Territory

· Centacare, Geraldton, West Australia

· Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland

· Child & Youth Mental Health Services, Gold Coast, Queensland

· Parentline, Hamilton, New Zealand

· South West Aboriginal Medical Service: Social & Emotional Team, Bunbury West Australia

For further information about workshops, courses & training, please call Telephone: 0415 138857 or email jill@playtherapyaustralia.com

Play Therapy Australia | Telephone: 0415 138 857 | PO Box 235 Fremantle WA 6959 Australia | jill@playtherapyaustralia.com