Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.

This workshop will focus on the use of family and group Theraplay, an attachment enhancing model of play therapy, in reducing aggressive behavior and raising the self-esteem of children across the age span from preschoolers to adolescents.

Learning Objectives:

Articulate the history, theory and research related to Theraplay.
Describe the four underlying dimensions of Theraplay and some related Theraplay activities.
List applications in helping behavior disordered children control and diminish their aggression and raise their self-esteem.

Play Therapy Primary Areas:

Seminal / Historically Significant Theories
Skills and Methods

Karen Buckwalter MSW, LCSW

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