Description
Participants will learn different ways to use games in play therapy and gain understanding about what clients can gain through game play. A majority of the workshop will be spent learning about different games through demonstration and active participation. We will also discuss what populations and diagnoses the games work best with. Additionally, participants will create their own simple board game which will be able to be used in play therapy.
OBJECTIVES
- Identify 20 games to use in play therapy.
- Explain what things are learned through game play.
- Create a simple board game for use in the play therapy setting.
COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION with 1.5 instructional hours endorsed by the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
SUPPORT: Access to the instructors who teach each course should any questions arise.
SELF PACED STUDY: No timeline for completion of the course.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for mental health professionals.
This is a certified course through the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and the Institute of Child Psychology is an approved provider with APT; only registrants who are mental health professionals or graduate students in the mental health field should be taking this course.
APT Only accepts professionals in the field of mental health as eligible to continue with their certification towards becoming a play therapist. It is the participants responsibility to ensure they are eligible: https://a4pt.site-ym.com/page/
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT APPROVAL:
Association for Play Therapy: 1.5 non-contact hours (APT Provider #21-634)
APT recognizes this course as meeting the requirements for contact training hours towards* their national certification process to become a Registered Play Therapist
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