DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY REGARDING COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOW BE RUN ONLINE

Learn to Play Therapy aims to develop the capacity in children to 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.

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.

DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY REGARDING COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOW BE RUN ONLINE

The Learn to Play 5 Day Workshop cost includes discounted registration for the Learn to Play Therapy: Introductory Course (2 Day Workshop) 16-17 NOV 2020; Parent Learn to Play: Train the Trainer (1 Day Workshop) 18 NOV 2020; Advanced Learn to Play Therapy (2 Day Workshop) 19-20 NOV 2020; a copy of Parent Learn to Play: Facilitator Manual and Parent Handbook.

DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY REGARDING COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOW BE RUN ONLINE

This workshops provides specific information on working with parents using the principles of Learn to Play Therapy. This course builds on the Learn to Play Introduction workshop as knowledge on the development of pretend play and how to assess spontaneous pretend play ability in children is assumed knowledge.

This one day workshop explains how to include parents as part of parent-child dyads in therapy as well as training participants to run the Parent Learn to Play small group course for parents. Also covered is what to consider when working with parents/carers, principles in engaging parents, tricky questions.

This workshop would be valuable for professionals, including therapists, social workers, early intervention workers, psychologists, who work with families who have children aged 12 months to 5 years who have a developmental delay.

DUE TO THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY REGARDING COVID-19, THIS WORKSHOP WILL NOW BE RUN ONLINE

Learn to Play Therapy aims to facilitate the ability of a child to self-initiate pretend play. The therapeutic skills required to facilitate this ability in children, who find it difficult to play, are explored more deeply in this 2 day workshop. This workshop builds on the Learn to Play Therapy Introductory 2 day workshop. In Advanced Learn to Play it is assumed that participants have knowledge of the development of pretend play and assessment of pretend play.

Participants are introduced to the framework which surrounds Learn to Play Therapy and the theoretical underpinnings of Learn to Play. The play room is discussed and advanced processes and principles are covered and practiced. The workshop also covers working with with children who have experienced trauma, children with autism, and working in schools.

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 developmental delay.