Module 6: Theraplay Application and Role Play
Overview
In this in-person workshop, participants consolidate all they have learned in previous Theraplay® courses in order to apply their knowledge to begin working with play therapy clients.
Practitioners will apply their knowledge of Theraplay theory to their actual clients through in-person role play application. This training demonstrates how to use Theraplay as a play therapy intervention with children and families effectively. Practitioners will learn the various Theraplay activities and how to plan play therapy sessions that meet the needs of the child and caregiver to support the development of healthy attachment and relational health. This portion of the training is delivered in-person.
Prerequisite: Module 1,2, 3, 4 and 5
CEs: 5.5
Required for certification
This training provides an overview of why Theraplay can be a powerful intervention for families.
This training provides an extensive experience and application of the theory presented in previous models including how to deliver activities that support:
- Structure and the creation of felt safety
- Engagement and using the power of co-regulation to optimize a child’s functioning in relationship
- Nurture and meeting the need for physical comfort and connection
- Challenge and the ability to support growth and resilience
- The training provides explicit direction and practice on how to provide support to the parent within a Theraplay based session.
- This training provides direction on what a practitioner should do when met with resistance, dysregulation, and other concerning behavior remotely within a Theraplay-based session.
- This training provides opportunity to plan and practice a Theraplay session for a current client.
- Identify and deliver play therapy activities based on all four Theraplay dimensions
- Demonstrate ability to create a complete play therapy session plan based on specific clients
- Identify at least three play therapy activities that support Structure in Theraplay sessions
- Identify at least three play therapy activities that support Engagement in Theraplay sessions
- Identify at least three play therapy activities that support Nurture in Theraplay sessions
- Identify at least three play therapy activities that support Challenge in Theraplay sessions
- Demonstrate ability to guide parents through the four dimensions in an session
- Demonstrate the ability to plan and lead a full Theraplay session