Play therapy is defined as the interpersonal dynamic relationship between a therapist (trained in the direction of play therapy procedures) and a child. The play therapist applies to selected materials so that the child can express himself / herself in a healthy way (emotionally, behaviorally, experientially and thoughtfully) and discover. The play does not change on its own, it is the relationship of the critical therapist with the child and the use of the play.

Purpose of this Comprehensive Education:

• From a client-centered perspective, to provide theoretical understanding of play therapy
• Learn how to play with children therapeutically and set realistic goals
• Learn how to arrange the play therapy and learn how to work with what you have
• How to work with the total system – Parents and teachers – learn
• Practical exercises
• The meaning of the play in children’s play – the therapeutic use of the play
• Understand how play therapy causes behavioral change
• Communicate with the play
• Understand the themes of play therapy
• Therapeutic reactions to the child’s play
• Helping children develop a sense of personal control and responsibility
• Therapeutic limit setting
• When should be limit put?
• Steps in setting therapeutic limit
• What should be done when limits are exceeded?
• Termination

Filial Play Therapy is a teaching and dynamic method of teaching parents to incorporate them into children’s therapy by training and supervising parents in the basic methodology of child-centered play therapy.

Participants will learn how to configure and conduct training in a ten-week format, including the content and organization of weekly sessions and the parental audit / feedback logistics sessions.

Participants will learn how to supervise parents in group form via videotapes of parents who play the play therapy sessions.

Filial Therapy has been shown to be an effective intervention for children and families experiencing various social, emotional and behavioral challenges through research and clinical experience. This unique therapy involves families as primary change agents to solve problems with children and to promote healthy psychological development of children. Filial Therapists educate and supervise parents; parents organize child-centered play sessions, which not only helps to eliminate existing problems, but also strengthens parents, children and family relationships. Participants will learn to train parents through live screenings. This course is only open to those who have completed the 2-day Child-Centered Play Therapy Training.

Developmental Touch Play Therapy is a highly compact, structured, development-based Group Therapy Program.

Individual and group therapy for young children, education for adults and education, professional leadership, for you. The intent of touch is to let the child experience his own living body.

Developmental Touch Play Therapy is unique. Adults learn to do Developmental Games through exercises that allow them to experience what they see and touch, through exercises that help others see and touch them.

Developmental Play proved to be effective with children with relationship problems at attachment level: Psychotic, Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity (ADHD), sexual and physical abuse, and children acting in a destructive manner.

Specific Play Therapy Techniques will be shown:

Art Therapy – This technique will teach the therapist how to include a child’s artistic language in order to encourage a child to read spontaneously artistic productions and, at the same time, to promote specific therapeutic goals.

Sand Therapy-Participants will discover the tremendous power of Sand Therapy for both evaluation and treatment purposes. In addition to establishing Sand Therapy, practical training will be provided to teach observe, document and promote the healing process through Sand Therapy.

Puppet Therapy-Participants will learn how to perform puppet therapy and observe family interactions and dynamics: harmony, boundaries, effective communication organization, verbal and non-verbal communication. In addition, discussion, individual and family play activities and more , metaphors and figurative language, and to include them.

Childhood Sexuality

Developmental sexual plays according to age and sexual behavior

• Evaluation
• Dynamics of sexual experience
• Treatment Plan
• Long-term effects of Trauma
• The effect of Trauma
• Perceptions of trauma treatment
• Configuring play seats

When choosing specific diagnostic techniques such as differentiating the child’s anger, behavioral disorders, ADHD and opposing behavior; it is aimed to gain the ability to include the parent in the process.

In this tutorial, participants will see how to create a therapeutic story, the criteria for building these stories and different types of stories, and learn how to use art and puppets so that children can express themselves more easily.

A Developmentally Sensitive Model of Trauma Treatment for Children

Based on these components, the model outlines the extent and frequency of trauma-specific work with children, thus illuminating the play-based trauma treatment.

By integrating directed and unguided approaches, this model shows that the traumatized child demonstrates the use of the playroom as a self-directed way to heal; at the same time, provides a theoretical scaffolding at every point of treatment that supports the selective use of play-based interventions.

This new model, Flexible Sequential Play Therapy (FSPT), turns evidence-based trauma therapy with children into a series of play-based component modules, based on a rule-based paradigm. Each component represents an important dimension of trauma treatment and clearly identifies both a specific treatment objective and associated interventions. The model distinguishes between optimal targeting of trauma therapy goals through unguided methods and optimal targeting of goals by cognitive-behavioral therapy interventions, expressionist techniques, and dual treatment approaches.

With this training:

• Very sensible and multicultural metaphors for positive change
• Approaches go beyond recognition in play therapy
• Nature as assistant therapist and play therapy tools
• Giving flexibility
• Spiritual Force for Improving Trauma through Storyplay Therapy

This training is participatory; It teaches the basics of Storytelling Therapy, including its origins, its main elements and therapeutic metaphors, story telling, story handicrafts, sensory synchronicity, artistic, living metaphors, and therapeutic rituals and ceremonies. A trauma and program development specialist, Dr. Mills; (eg, play, family, individual, group therapy, sand trap, expressive arts and movements), natural and human-induced disasters, PTSD, abuse, ADHD, attachment, loss and mourning or special populations and various intervention approaches It shows that it can benefit from Storplay.

Storyplay; is a multicultural, elasticity-based, indirect Play Therapy model for each child, adolescent or family member to create healing, growth and change that benefit from innate spiritual strength, skill and endurance. Storyplay Therapy; Milton H. Erickson, native teachers, healing and therapist Dr. Joyce Mills’ innovative approaches are based on principles. Each element of the Storyplay approach with its therapeutic storytelling and game power and spirit at its center; provides creative tools including sand tray, music, expressive arts, etc. while working with participant play therapists and challenged or traumatized clients. Counselors use their preferred method of intervention or philosophy. In addition, approaches to the Storyplay model include; It can be applied in various environments such as individual, family, group, class and hospital.

EDUCATIONAL TARGETS:

Participants:

Storyplay define the three main elements of the play therapy model

Storyplay the four stages of healing, strengthening, and transformational change processes of Therapeutic Metamorphosis used in the play therapy model.

Applying Storyplay  steps to create therapeutic storytelling, artistic and living / ritual metaphors and benefit from them in a play therapy environment

In a multi-sensory play therapy environment, it is important to identify and assess a child’s inhibited sensory system

As assistant game therapists, we realize how we can benefit from the elements of our natural ecology in search of positive change and recovery

Learn a lot of Story Crafts that include play therapy activities that will facilitate natural healing

This four-day play therapy training; will include various expressive play therapy approaches and techniques that will help you provide mental health interventions for children, adolescents, and their families. An introduction to expressive arts will be presented when and how it will be used. There will be personalized neurobiology and polivagal theory that you can use with your clients. Practicing everyday will have the opportunity to improve your skills and confidence. Throughout these days, an expressionist arts portfolio consisting of personal works and directives will be developed.

Learning Objectives:

First day:

• Expressionist Arts in Play Therapy: Introduction
• Integrating counseling theory with expressionist arts experiences
• Beginning of neurobiology journey

The second day:

Sand tray therapy:

• Describe how to configure a clinical area as a therapeutic and as a material for a family session
• How to execute a session including 6 step protocol
• To be able to describe how the brain interacts with / responds to the use of sand tray
• Weaving in the benefits of neuropsychology

The third day:

Dolls:

• Understand the types and use of puppets
• Using puppets in play therapy sessions
• Family puppet play
• Weaving in the benefits of neuropsychology

Fourth day:

Art techniques:

• Understanding the proper use and types of art tools
• Matching tools with therapeutic purpose
• Experiences for individuals, families and groups
• Weaving in the benefits of neuropsychology