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I hope you are keeping well. We are currently filling the final places on our upcoming online workshop “Play Therapy Techniques”. If you are interested in learning more about play therapy, possibly thinking about training as a play therapist, or just keen to learn more about what it is and how it works then this one day course is ideal for you. This course is suitable for professionals and parents.
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Children’s Therapy Centre - Live Online Training Event- Play Therapy Techniques
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Date: 12th March 2023 Online Training Course Fee: €110
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This web-based course will introduce participants to play, its therapeutic benefits, and a variety of developmentally appropriate techniques used by play therapists and therapeutic play workers. It is an introduction and skill building session that will introduce the therapeutic powers of play and a range of therapeutic, enjoyable, educational, and resilience enhancing play techniques. Participants will develop skills which can be used to enhance relationships with children with whom they have contact in their personal and/or professional life. There will be lots of play and experiential learning built into the day – take home skills galore! It is an ideal introduction to the field and will aid decision-making in regard to possible subsequent training in the field.
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Play Therapy Techniques - Demonstrations, practice and feedback
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· The therapeutic powers of play
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· Therapeutic play materials
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· Attending and responding to children
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· Therapeutic play techniques for improving children’s self-esteem and self-confidence
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· Therapeutic play techniques for reducing children’s anxieties
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· Therapeutic play techniques for improving children’s emotional understanding
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· Therapeutic play techniques to foster children’s holistic development
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Learning Outcome: Participants will have developed specific therapeutic play skills and an awareness of:
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· The therapeutic powers of play
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· Play therapy techniques for improving children’s self-esteem and self-confidence
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· Play therapy techniques for reducing children’s anxieties
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· Play therapy techniques for improving children’s emotional understanding
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· And an increased ability to foster children’s holistic development
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Participants are required to have,
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· Sound cancelling headset or confidential room to participate in
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· a computer or other suitable device (e.g. i pad), ideally, but not essentially, with built in (or external) microphone and camera.
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· Uninterrupted Wi-Fi connection
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And if possible, creative materials that include:
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· art material - e.g. crayons, colouring pencils, markers
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· an empty water/ drinks bottle for the day.
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Before the training, participants will receive handouts that they can print out to use in the training. All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion.
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