Theraplay Level One & Group Training

Theraplay® training is intensive, active and rewarding. Observe the live treatment of a family, including the assessment.

Trainer

Jo Williams, Theraplay® Trainer, Practitioner and Supervisor.

Helen Rodwell, Clinical Psychologist, Theraplay® Trainer & Practitioner.

Description of course

Theraplay® workshops are intensive, active and rewarding. The number of participants is limited so that each person can receive the special attention that makes for a good training experience. There are opportunities to:

– Observe the live treatment of a family, including the assessment via the Marschak Interaction Method, feedback to the parents, and several Theraplay sessions.

– Watch videotapes of treatment with a variety of clients

– Practice the use of Theraplay techniques

– Plan how each participant can use Theraplay with their clients at home

– Completion of Theraplay and MIM training is the first step in the Theraplay® therapist certification process.

Objectives and Outcomes from the course

Knowledge of how to administer the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) including methods of recording non-verbal and verbal behaviours, making inferences and formulating hypotheses.

Knowledge of how a MIM report is organised.

Knowledge of how a feedback session is conducted.

Knowledge of how the MIM is used as a guideline for planning treatment.

Understanding of the history and theory of Theraplay.

Increased knowledge in the interactional basis of parent-infant attachment and self-esteem.

Skill development in the differentiation and use of the 4 Theraplay dimensions.

Knowledge of how Theraplay is used to meet the needs of children with behaviour problems, foster and adopted children, autistic children, adolescents, and traumatised children.

Knowledge of how parents are guided to empathically observe and participate in Theraplay sessions aimed at fostering better parent-child attachment.

Skill development in group work.

Who should attend

Training is aimed at professionals and practitioners, including:

LSAs

Learning mentors

Teachers

Social workers

Psychologists

Psychiatrists

Counsellors

Family therapists

Educational psychologists

Play therapists

Psychiatric nurses

Occupational therapists

Early childhood and developmental specialists

Pre-requisite

No pre requisites are required for this course.

Additional Info

Please note: The Theraplay Institute requires you to read chapters 1, 2 and 4 of Theraplay, third edition, prior to the training (Ann M. Jernberg, Phyllis B. Booth, available online at Amazon).