During these three
days, our main focus will be on the play therapist's self-knowledge and
continuous self-development and his/her growing ability to provide
children and adults with a safe place to connect to their innate
resources and eventually better meet whatever challenge brought them to
therapy.
The goal of this seminar is to provide participants with the opportunity
to use expressive therapy methods to develop greater self awareness and
gain practical tools for personal/professional growth.
The discussions will include a review and further exploration of the
following themes:
• A
holistic view of human beings and their
innate gifts for Self-
Healing.
•
Attachment and healthy development .
•
The reparative relationship and its central
role in facilitating the self- Healing process
• The use of Self as
our main instrument.
•
Keeping our instrument well tuned to
provide
the various layers of safety
(physical, emotional, cognitive and
spiritual)
•
Transference/Counter-transference and the
therapist's ethical responsibility to develop
self-awareness and
ownership of personal
issues.
•
The challenges and extra possible triggers
specific to using expressive tools in the
playroom whether with
children or adults.
•
Regaining and maintaining a compassionate
and
neutral stance when personal issues
have been activated.
Participants will be encouraged to bring their
most challenging cases where they felt stuck and forgot all they knew .
They will be given the opportunity to explore the part their own
attachment patterns and other personal issues might have played in this
situation and thus regain a more effective and neutral perspective.
This exploration will be done through discussion and expressive play
therapy tools such as the use of metaphors, visualizations, family
photographs, art therapy, sand play therapy, writing, etc.
As well as gaining greater awareness of their personal issues,
participants will be given the opportunity to explore the unique gifts
and strengths they have gained on their personal/professional journey
and discover practical ways of remembering to use them when most needed.
The Centre for Expressive Therapy is accredited both by the Association for Play Therapy Provider number (#95-010) and the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy, Provider number (#09-102) to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. |
