{"id":12797,"global_id":"www.learntoplayevents.com?id=12797","global_id_lineage":["www.learntoplayevents.com?id=12797"],"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2021-09-14 12:18:07","date_utc":"2021-09-14 02:18:07","modified":"2021-11-05 15:30:18","modified_utc":"2021-11-05 04:30:18","url":"https:\/\/www.learntoplayevents.com\/event\/learn-to-play-therapy-part-1-foundation-2-day-online-workshop-thur-20-fri-21-jan-2022\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.learntoplayevents.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/12797","title":"Learn to Play Therapy – Part 1: Foundation (2 Day ONLINE Workshop) Thur 20 – Fri 21 January 2022","description":"
Learn to Play Therapy – Part 1: Foundation (2 Day ONLINE Workshop) <\/strong><\/p>\n Thur 20 – Fri 21 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n 9am – 4:30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Presented by Emeritus Professor Karen Stagnitti and Dr Siobhan Casey\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n *Start and end times are in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra, UTC+11:00<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ABOUT <\/strong><\/p>\n Learn 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\u2019s diagnosis (for example, children on the autism spectrum have difficulty developing spontaneous pretend play), the child\u2019s 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.*<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The online training has 3 components: <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Day 1: LIVE session and Consolidation open session<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Day 2: LIVE session and Consolidation open session <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first LIVE 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On the second LIVE 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\u2019s ability to play. Also in this workshop are guidelines on how to identify children who would benefit from Learn to Play Therapy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 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 \u2018room\u2019 to \u2018room\u2019. 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n *The new Learn to Play book: Learn to Play Therapy: Principles, Process and Practical Activities<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>was published in 2021.<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n **Feedback received from previous participants of this workshop have expressed it is helpful to have a copy of the Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) during the workshop.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) is recommended if you wish to integrate play into your practice. So if your workplace does not have a copy of the\u00a0Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC), you may be interested\u00a0in purchasing it before you commence this ONLINE workshop.<\/p>\n More information about this resource and purchasing\u00a0it, is on our website at the following links:<\/p>\n Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) STARTER PACKAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Pretend Play Enjoyment Developmental Checklist (PPE-DC) MANUAL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n PPE-DC Professional scoring booklet: Pack of 10<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n
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