Learn how to apply play therapy for emotional healing.
Play therapy is a therapeutic approach which can be used to help children express their thoughts and feelings through play. Although it is mostly used with children between the ages of 3 and 12 years, more recently it has also be used with older children and infants as well as special populations of adults such as people living with dementia, adults with emotional disturbances and those with developmental disabilities. As with other psychotherapies, the goal of play therapy is to help individuals attain improvement in psychological health and wellbeing.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 9 lessons in this course:
- The Foundation for Using Play Therapy
- Applications of Play and Play Therapy
- Play Therapy for Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
- Play Therapy for Behavioural Disorders
- Play Therapy for Developmental Disorders
- Play Therapy for Social & Family Problems
- Play Therapy and Adult Populations
- Related Specialised Creative Therapies
- Play and Rehabilitation
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.