Practicing Pairs

Practicing Pairs
Courtesy of Artist, Donna Hanna-Chase

Description

Our Practicing Pairs Triads are designed to give therapists opportunities to practice play therapy skills, to create ongoing connections with other professionals, and to learn from topic presentations how to enhance facilitation skills. Participants will meet for a 30-minute focus topic related to skill development. Following the focus topic, breakout rooms will be organized with three clinicians in each room plus mentoring consultants who will visit rooms to provide feedback and assistance. Each practice round will take approximately 30 minutes with one clinician building a sandtray, a second clinician facilitating the processing of the tray, and a third clinician who will act as a coach (keeping track of time and providing 2-3 minutes of constructive feedback at the end of the practice session). There will be three practice rounds so that each therapist will be able to serve in each of the three roles (builder, facilitator, and coach). After each practice round, the entire group will reconvene in the MAIN room with the presenter for feedback and recommendations for further practice.

Educational Goals

This training will help participants to:

  1. Demonstrate the facilitation of sandtray play therapy with peers.
  2. Identify, observe, and nurture sandtray play therapy skills in other professionals.
  3. Discuss issues related to countertransference and co-transference in sandtray play therapy.
  4. Explain the concept of right brain-to-right brain processing in sandtray play therapy.
  5. List techniques for helping clients to regulate when images become overwhelming.

Equipment

 For online course equipment requirements, please refer to the linked document below:

Prerequisites

Levels 1 & 2; Graduate degree in mental health or enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Continuing Education

3 contact hours for NBCC; 3 non-contact hours for Association for Play Therapy.

Downloadable Agenda

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