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• This four-day seminar provides a
general introduction to Play Therapy, as well as an overview of the
theoretical framework of Expressive Play Therapy and the various
expressive methods available in a play session. It will also focus
on the play therapy process which participants will be given the
opportunity to learn through viewing videotape excerpts of play
therapy sessions, live demonstrations as well as practice through
role- plays. The size of the group (6 maximum) will allow for safe,
intensive and individualized learning.
• The content of this workshop is based on Holistic Expressive
Therapy, an integrative approach that addresses the physical,
emotional, cognitive and spiritual needs of clients in therapy. This
approach is child- centered, in the sense that it focuses on the
present needs of each individual child, whether it is non-directive
or incorporates expressive structured interventions.
• This seminar provides a foundation for the content of other
workshops offered.
Learning Objectives:
During the first two days participants will:
• Consider the function and description of children's art and
play through the developmental stages.
• Discuss various approaches to Play Therapy.
• Consider an overview of
- Holistic Expressive Therapy.
- The components of the various methods available, which
incorporate: expressive therapies, milieu, relationship and
Family therapy.
- The role each component plays in supporting and facilitating
the self-healing process.
• The seminar will be given in Marie-José's Playroom with all the
expressive therapies available in it (art, sandplay, puppets, masks,
face painting, music, storytelling, sewing, food, gardening).
Participants will also have the opportunity to experience first hand
the nurturing and healing environment she has created as they gain a
degree of personal comfort with art and play modalities through
experiencing the image making process, using non-directive and
structured exercises.
The following two days
participants will:
• Discuss the guiding principles of child -centered play
therapy.
• Examine practical concerns such as:
- The intake process
- Setting up a playroom
- Structuring a session
- Issues of permissiveness and limit setting
- Introducing the child to the playroom
• View and discuss videotaped excerpts of sessions illustrating
the lecture material.
• Practice creating a safe and protected space.
• Experience and examine the process of establishing rapport with
children through role-playing and demonstrations whenever
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