Play therapists must be able to explain our clinical choices all along the continuum of care when working with traumatized children and families. TraumaPlay™ translates evidence-informed trauma treatment with children into a sequence of play-based component modules that celebrate the intersection of the neurobiology of play and the neurobiology of trauma, while honoring current evidence-based approaches in the field of trauma. Each component represents an important dimension of play therapy for trauma treatment and articulates both a specific treatment goal and accompanying interventions. The child’s metaphorical use of the playroom is demonstrated through a multitude of case examples and augmented with a variety of prop-based play therapy interventions. This flexible, phase-based model differentiates between goals of trauma treatment that are best accomplished through non-directive play therapy methods and goals that are best served by including attachment-focused play therapy approaches that include Parents as Partners, cognitive-behavioral play therapy interventions, sandtray methods and other expressive therapy techniques. Come learn the overarching trajectory for trauma treatment as well as a multitude of practical clinical tools that can be immediately integrated into your practice.
After the workshop, participants will be able to:
- List all seven primary components of TraumaPlay™
- List the three roles of the TraumaPlay™ Therapist
- Describe several self-directed ways in which children use the playroom to increase their sense of safety and security in play therapy.
- List three therapist-directed activities for enhancing safety and security in play therapy.
- Describe four play therapy interventions that assess and augment coping.
- Describe three play therapy interventions that decrease a child's sense of physiological arousal.
- Describe six play therapy interventions that help parents co-regulate their children more effectively.
- Describe three play therapy interventions for assessing and increasing emotional literacy.
- Explain the two developmental foundations discussed in the Parents as Partners component of the model.
- List three play therapy interventions that invite disclosure in TraumaPlay™.
- List five play therapy interventions that prompt coherent narrative building in TraumaPlay™.
- List four prop-based play therapy interventions that help integrate somatic memories during coherent narrative building.
- Explain several play therapy techniques that assist clients in challenging and restructuring cognitive distortions.
A zoom link will be provided 24 hours prior to the training.
Dates and times:
- Week 1: Monday, August 22nd: 2pm-5:35pm (PST) // 4pm-7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, August 23rd: 7am-10:35am (Australia - AEST) -10 minute break
- Week 2: Monday, August 29th: 2pm - 5:35pm (PST) // 4pm-7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, August 30th: 7am-10:35am (AEST) -10 minute break
(Break for US holiday)
- Week 3: Monday, September 12th: 2pm-5:35pm (PST) // 4pm-7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, September 13th: 7am-10:35am (AEST) -10 minute break
- Week 4: Monday, September 19th: 2pm-5:35pm (PST) // 4pm-7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, September 20th: 7am-10:35am (AEST) -10 minute break
- Week 5: Monday, September 26th: 2pm-5:35pm (PST) // 4pm CST-7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, September 27th: 7am-10:35am (AEST) -10 minute break
- Week 6: Monday, October 3rd: 2pm-5:35pm (PST) // 4pm- 7:35pm (CST) // Tuesday, October 4th: 7am-10:35am (AEST) -10 minute break
The cost of this training is $600 USD. Upon payment and full participation in the course, you will receive 20 non-contact APT CEUs and a certificate of completion. APT provider #18-559. This course meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar." Your camera must be left on for the entirety of the webinar.
A post-graduate level quiz will also need to be completed to receive your certificate.
Cancellations that are made 72 hours in advance of the live training are eligible for a refund.
Course curriculum
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1
Course Introduction
- TraumaPlay™ Foundational Training- 6 Week Course FREE PREVIEW
- You’re all set for the live weekend!
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Certification Quiz - Available after Live Training
- Foundational TraumaPlay Training Quiz
- TraumaPlay Theory Techniques and Tools - Evaluation