CTC Training Course
Specialised Courses for Parents, Carers and Professionals
Sensational Sensory Play
Live Online Course Course Fee: €35
Course Date: New Date Coming Soon
Session Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
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This live online course explores the importance of sensory play and practical ways to increase engagement in this type of play. It is suitable for parents and carers and also for professionals working with children. The webinar will be facilitated by a highly experienced child and adolescent psychotherapist with a specialisation in play therapy. During the webinar we will:
- Learn about the senses, and their role in how we access information about our environment.
- Explore what sensory play is.
- Learn about the positive impacts sensory play can have on brain development and regulation.
- Learn how to increase sensory play opportunities in structured and non-structured ways.
The course is designed to equip professionals, and parents and carers, with helpful tools for the children in their care.
Participants are required to have the following tools.
Materials:
- Some Breakfast cereal
- A small selection (2or 3) of different food items you like
- Water, washing up liquid, a bowl and a straw or a fork
- Shaving cream and a ziplock bag
- Paper, some colours and a pen
Space and technology:
- Sound cancelling headset or confidential room to participate in
- A computer or other suitable device (e.g. i pad), ideally, but not essentially, with built in (or external) microphone, speaker and camera.
- Uninterrupted internet connection
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Cancellations: Full fee is non-refundable in the event of cancellations within 14 days of the webinar. You can nominate another person to attend in your place.
Emer is the Assistant MA Course Leader and Supervision Co-Ordinator here at CTC. She holds an MA in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy and Play Therapy and a BA (HONS) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care. Emer has also completed training as a clinical supervisor, EMDR training, Intensive Filial Therapy Training, Compassionate Inquiry and mindfulness training. Emer is certified as an integrative psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor with the European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy. She is also fully accredited with the Irish Association for Play Therapy and Psychotherapy. Emer is a core trainer on our MA and she also designs and delivers a vast array of CPD training courses for us. Emer has extensive experience working with children who have experienced domestic violence and also with non-residential parents and their children, maintaining and promoting quality contact. Emer has been involved in the Daphne III programme Responding to Child Parent Violence action research project, training in Non Violent Resistance and the Break 4 Change programme targeting services to families affected by Child Parent Violence. Emer has worked with children and adults who experienced medical trauma, both individually and on a group basis to support their recovery. Emer worked extensively with children with acquired brain injuries supporting both them and their families, through therapeutic support, educative trainings and facilitating peer support . Emer worked with the Brothers of Charity services and was involved in a number of Humanitarian aid projects in both Ethiopia and Peru. Emer also continues to maintain her private practice at “Acorns 2 Oaks Therapy Services” in Galway and also provides trainings for professionals working with vulnerable children.