Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.

Preadolescence is a difficult developmental stage that can negatively affect the parent-child relationship. This interactive workshop provides play therapists who are knowledgeable about Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) with developmentally responsive CPRT adaptations for working with parents of pre-adolescents.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the developmental needs of pre-adolescents and the necessary adaptations to CPRT
Identify the problems that arise in the parent-child dyad during pre-adolescents in order to adapt CPRT to the unique needs of this population
Demonstrate specific adaptations, such as developmentally appropriate play-based activities that parents can do at home as a substitute for the weekly play therapy sessions
Describe the importance of relationship-based play therapy interventions during this developmental stage

Play Therapy Primary Areas:

Seminal / Historically Significant Theories
Skills and Methods

Kara Carnes-Holt PhD, LPC, RPT-S

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