FOUNDATIONS IN PLAY THERAPY: THE GREATS
Presenter: Geri Glover, Phd, LPCC, RPT-S
3 Non contact CE’s
$60
DESCRIPTION:
This workshop will provide the historical foundations of play therapy and an overview of several of its current models, including: child-centered play therapy, Jungian play therapy, Gestalt play therapy, cognitive-behavioral play therapy, Adlerian play therapy, prescriptive play therapy, ecosystemic play therapy, and developmental play therapy. Videotape vignettes and an interactive format will be utilized to highlight materials presented.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES – PARTICIPANTS WILL
1. recognize the historical development of play therapy;
2. differentiate and critique psychodynamic models of play therapy;
3. differentiate and critique humanistic models of play therapy;
4. differentiate and critique cognitive and integrative models of play therapy;
5. investigate play as a child’s natural medium of expression; and,
6. evaluate play's integral function in the therapeutic relationship