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I hope you are keeping well. We are delighted to let you know that we now have a 1.5hour “Introduction to Play Therapy” online workshop. This is an ideal short introduction to the field of play therapy. Full details below.
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To book your place please click here
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Specialised Courses for Parents, Carers and Professionals
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An Introduction to Play Therapy
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Live Online Course Course Fee: €30
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Course Date: Wednesday 27th October 2021
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This live online course will provide participants with a great introduction into the world of Play Therapy. This experiential workshop is a hands on, skill building session that will allow the participants to experience the therapeutic powers of play in action. The workshop will demonstrate non directive therapeutic play, explore play skills and how to set up a non-directive play session. A range of therapeutic play techniques will be engaged in which will encourage expression and communication. Adult led activities and therapeutic play tools will be explored. Relaxation and regulating activities will also be practiced and developed. Participants will learn how to use play as a communication method, explore creative ways to resource children and explore difficulties that they are experiencing in a child centered way. During the webinar participants will:
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- Experience the therapeutic powers of play in action.
- Learn about non directive therapeutic play, explore necessary play skills and learn how to set up a non-directive play session.
- Learn therapeutic play techniques which will encourage expression and communication.
- Explore adult led activities and therapeutic play tools.
- Learn about and practice relaxation and regulating activities.
If you are looking for something a bit more in depth, you may be interested in our Regulation Tool Kit course. Our online course “The Regulation Tool-Kit: Restoring calm for the overwhelmed child” is definitely one of our most popular short courses amongst parents, teachers, early childhood professional, SNAs and other professional. The final course of 2021 will start this Tursday 21st October, it will run online on Thursday evenings from 7:30pm-9pm.
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Restoring calm for the overwhelmed child
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4 Part Online Training Course Course Fee: €150
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Starting Thursday 21st October, 7:30pm-9pm
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Dates: 21st October, 28th October, 4th November, 11th November
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This innovative course, which runs over four weekly sessions, explores creative tools to support and foster co-regulation and self-regulation. Developmentally appropriate, supportive therapeutic tools are presented, practiced and explored. The course focuses on using materials commonly found at home and basic art materials to support regulation and restore calm for the overwhelmed child or adolescent. Key techniques are introduced and demonstrated by the trainer and participants have opportunities to practice using these therapeutic approaches themselves. We explore how anxiety, and other big feelings, impact on the brain and behaviour. We focus on developing new skills and providing creative approaches to calm the brain, ground the body and foster more adaptive behaviours. The course is designed to equip professionals, and parents and carers, with tools for themselves and the children and teenagers they support and care for.
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To book your place please click here
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EARLY BOOKING IS ADVISED AS PLACES ARE LIMITED
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Facilitator: Emer McDonagh Emer Mc Donagh S.I.A.P.T.P., holds an MA in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy and Play Therapy and a BA (HONS) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care. She 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 also completed Intensive Filial Therapy Training, and mindfulness training. Emer also provides a family support role with families affected by meningitis. She has developed a number of workshops to support adults such as “You, Your Thoughts & Your ACTions”, addressing stress and anxiety, “Don’t Just Survive, Thrive!, parenting children affected by Meningitis”. She has also developed and facilitated workshops to support whole families including “Reconnecting after Meningitis” and the sibling support workshop “Me Too!”. Emer has worked with the Brothers of Charity services and been involved in a number of Humanitarian aid projects in both Ethiopia and Peru.
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