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Introduction to Play Therapy

Name: Introduction to Play Therapy
Price: 900.00 SGD

Training Provider: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Course Reference: TGS-2025058241

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About This Course

At the end of the programme, participants are expected to achieve the following objectives:

• Understand the rationale of play therapy in working with children and adolescents;

• Understand the therapeutic powers of play and its application to engagement and assessment;

• Develop skills in assessment by looking at the developmental stages of play, the typical and adjusted play and maladjusted play;

• Applying the Play Therapy DImension Model (PTDM) for treatment planning;

• Understanding the role of play therapist;

Application:

At the end of the workshop, participants are expected to be able to do the following:

• Introduce therapeutic play activities meaningfully to clients;

• Using play and symbols to expand their dialogues with their clients;

• Take on the child led or therapist led approach with clients;

• Assessing child clients' needs and issues through behaviors, processes and play themes.

What You'll Learn

Play Therapy is an evidence-based psychological treatment that ultilizes play to assess, prevent, and treat psychological, social and emotional challenges. Though it is primarily used with children and young persons, the therapeutic principles of playful engagement and symbolic communications are effective with adults as well. During the 2 day workshop, the participants will experience key aspects of the play therapy and how children use play for their therapeutic processes.