Events

Play Therapy Immersion - Weekend With Pam Dyson

Location:

Garrett Counseling 1215 Jacksons Way SW Jacksonville, AL 36265

Contact:

Ashley Garrett

Phone:

(256) 239-5662

Price:

$325

Weekend with Pam Dyson! Registration is limited and will open soon!
  • December 2nd and December 3rd. 
  • $325.00 -Lunch included
  • 12 Contact Hours included (NBCC and APT)
  • Jacksonville, Alabama
Using Play Therapy to Treat Attachment Disorders - 6 CE hours

Children with traumatic early life experiences are at risk for attachment disorders. This training will help play therapists develop a fundamental understanding of how attachment impacts brain development. We will explore how play therapy interventions, including Theraplay®, can assist in helping form secure attachments between children and caregivers. Video clips of attachment based play therapy will be shown. Learning how to educate and involve caregivers in play therapy to promote healthy attachment will also be explained. 

Objectives: 
  • Summarize the fundamentals of attachment theory
  • Summarize the four dimensions of Theraplay® 
  • Utilize play therapy techniques that will enhance attachment
  • Identify how to educate and involve caregivers in play therapy to promote healthy attachment
Taming the Worry Monster: Play Therapy with Anxious Children - 6 CE hours

Anxiety is a common problem for many children. Whether the anxiety arises from genetic factors or environmental conditions children need to find a way to face the anxiety and master it. This training will examine the symptoms of anxiety and how it impacts children. We will explore play therapy interventions as a way of teaching children how to manage anxiety producing situations. The parent’s role in the play therapy process will also be discussed.

Objectives:
  • Summarize the prevalence of anxiety in children and the need for  timely intervention
  • Identify different types of anxiety and how it presents in children
  • Describe play therapy techniques that will help children manage anxiety
  • Identify how to incorporate parents in the play therapy treatment process
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