BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Learn to Play - ECPv6.1.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Learn to Play X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.learntoplayevents.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Learn to Play REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20230401T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20230930T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230727T093000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20230728T163000 DTSTAMP:20240329T033443 CREATED:20221201T030743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230711T041711Z UID:16988-1690450200-1690561800@www.learntoplayevents.com SUMMARY:Learn to Play Therapy – Part 1: Foundation (2 Day ONLINE Workshop) Thur 27 – Fri 28 July 2023 DESCRIPTION:Learn to Play Therapy – Part 1: Foundation (2 Day ONLINE Workshop) \nThur 27 – Fri 28 July 2023 \n9:30am – 4:30pm \nPresented by Dr Siobhan Casey and Dr Chloe Wadley \n  \n*Start and end times are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Brisbane\, Sydney\, Melbourne\, Hobart\, Canberra\, UTC+10:00 \n  \nABOUT \nLearn to Play Therapy aims to develop the capacity in children to spontaneously self-initiate their own pretend play. Being able to play is essential to children because through play children learn about themselves and their world. Pretend play is complex play and research evidence has shown that children who develop more complex levels of pretend play increase in their abilities in social competence\, narrative language\, language\, self-regulation\, creativity\, and problem solving. Not all children develop complex levels of pretend play. Reasons for this can be the child’s diagnosis (for example\, children on the autism spectrum have difficulty developing spontaneous pretend play)\, the child’s environment\, or no obvious reason. Learn to Play Therapy is an evidence-based therapy for developing more complex levels of spontaneous pretend play in a child.** \n  \nThe Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) STARTER PACKAGE is included in the cost of this workshop with free shipping\, and will be posted out to registrants before the workshop. The Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) is recommended if you wish to integrate play into your practice\, and is used during the workshop. \n  \nThe online training has 3 components: \n\nPre-workshop activities that include pre-recordings of powerpoint presentations\, relevant readings and TED talks.\nTwo Morning Powerpoint presentations\nConsolidation sessions are scheduled in the afternoon to consolidate material from the pre-workshop activities\, Morning sessions and case studies\, giving participants an opportunity to ask further questions and engage in discussion.\n\n  \nDay 1: Morning session and Consolidation open session \n\nPretend play and links to language\, narrative\, social skills\, self-regulation and self-esteem Play and the brain (pre-workshop activities)\nThe development of pretend play\nAssessment of pretend play using the Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist\n\n  \nDay 2: Morning session and Consolidation open session \n\nIdentifying children who would benefit from Learn to Play Therapy\nThe process and principles of Learn to Play Therapy\nHow to build play ability in children who find playing difficult\n11 key play skills\n\n  \nThe first Morning session of this 2 day workshop provides participants with knowledge on the development of pretend play from 12 months to 5 years and how to use this knowledge as an assessment of a child’s play ability using the Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist**. The pre-workshop activities include PowerPoint recordings on the links between pretend play\, theory of mind\, narrative language and self-regulation and self-esteem are also discussed. \n  \nThe second Morning session of this 2 day workshop focusses on the Learn to Play Therapy approach and participants are taken through the principles and process of this therapy\, which includes 11 key play skills that are an essential part of a child’s ability to play. Also in this workshop are guidelines on how to identify children who would benefit from Learn to Play Therapy. \n  \nThe workshop uses a mixture of information giving\, case studies\, video analysis and practice of the key skills involved in the process of Learn to Play Therapy. The practice is through break out rooms on Zoom\, where the presenter and co-host move from ‘room’ to ‘room’. This workshop would be valuable to therapists\, social workers\, psychologists and early intervention workers who work with families with children under 8 years of age who have a developmental delay. \n  \n**The new Learn to Play book: Learn to Play Therapy: Principles\, Process and Practical Activities was published in 2021. This 314 page book explains the theoretical underpinnings\, principles and process as well as includes an additional 114 pages of play activities by developmental level. It comes with a USB that includes the play activities\, parent handouts\, and Play Background Checklist. This book is an essential reference source for Learn to Play Therapy. \n  \nPRESENTER’S PROFILE – DR SIOBHAN CASEY \nDr Siobhan Casey is a paediatric occupational therapist with experience in working with children\, their families and teachers in a variety of settings. In 2018\, Siobhan was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy from Deakin University. Her research primarily focused on understanding the developmental processes that occur for self-regulation and pretend play capacities in supporting resilience in children. Her prior research included identifying important markers and processes for change\, for children with Autism participating in the Learn to Play program. Siobhan has presented on pretend play development at conferences both nationally and internationally and enjoys delivering training to a wide range of audiences interested in promoting the opportunity for pretend play development in children. Siobhan has previously worked in early intervention community settings\, private practice and specialist development schools. She is currently working within a mainstream school setting\, supporting the implementation of pretend play within the curriculum. Siobhan continues to research the impact of pretend play development on global developmental functioning and has further interests in researching the role of pretend play development in supporting positive health and wellbeing across the lifespan. \n  \nPRESENTER’S PROFILE – DR CHLOE WADLEY \nDr Chloe Wadley is a paediatric Occupational Therapist who has completed her PhD in the Learn to Play Program within Specialist Schools for neurodiverse children supervised by Dr Karen Stagnitti. Chloe works as a paediatric occupational therapist within the community\, home\, clinic\, school\, kindergarten\, and childcare settings. Chloe specialises in Learn to Play Therapy within her occupational therapy practice. Chloe runs both individual and group Learn to Play for pre-school and primary school children. Chloe is also a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at Deakin University and involved in the supervision of Masters of Play Therapy students. Chloe has extensive training and clinical practice in the use of play assessment tools and Learn to Play therapy. Chloe enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills through delivering workshops to a range of audiences interested in Learn to Play. Chloe’s research to date has focused on Learn to Play within school and group settings. \n  URL:https://www.learntoplayevents.com/event/part-1-foundation-july/ LOCATION:Online workshop run via Zoom ORGANIZER;CN="Learn%20to%20Play":MAILTO:learntoplayevents@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR