Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/11/2018 - 04/11/2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location
The Novotel Hotel

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Certificate in Treating Anxiety Using Play Therapy

Irena Razanas, MSW, RSW, CPT-S, RPT-S 

Toronto, Ontario 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 2 – 4, 2018          9:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Certificate Overview

Stress and anxiety are normal reactions to new situations, but some people have more intense experiences of these emotions. They can last longer, be disproportionate to the circumstances and can have a significant impact on day-to-day life. Today we have more clients who present with issues related to anxiety than ever before. Do we blame family breakdown, violence in society and the media, or our fast paced, connected world? It is important for those who are involved with caring for young people to be able to recognize and make sense of their difficulties to respond in a way that is helpful.

This course is designed for helping professionals involved with children and youth. Although the focus is children, the guiding principles apply to individuals of any age.  This workshop will provide participants with an overview of anxiety disorders and the role of co-morbidity as well an understanding of children and teenagers who struggle with anxiety. Various expressive play therapy techniques will be demonstrated and practiced with participants as ways of understanding, approaching and teaching effective skills that help children and teens cope with a world that they interpret as a dangerous place.

Learning Outcomes/ Objectives

After attending and participating in the program. students will be able to:

Day 1

1. State causal factors and general sources of stress for children
2. Recognize what anxiety looks like in children 7-12 years old
3. Describe and use 3 play therapy approaches to treating anxiety in children 7-12
4. Apply fun and engaging play therapy activities to motivate children to change
5. Explain the root causes of anxiety as it relates to brain and the human alarm system
6. Apply a semi-structured child interview as a way of gathering information to develop a targeted treatment plan

Day 2

1. State causal factors and general sources of stress for adolescents
2. Recognize the role of family, schools, media, and global events in contributing to anxiety
3. Recognize what anxiety looks like in adolescents
4. Describe and use 3 play therapy approaches to treating anxiety in teenagers
5. Know how to engage, support and identify strategies to help parents to address their children’s anxiety
6. Apply fun and engaging and individual play therapy activities to motivate adolescent clients to change
7. Identify the pros and cons of prescription drugs and complementary medicine for treating anxiety

Day 3

1. Apply an example of a group play therapy activity that focuses on reducing individual anxiety for adolescents
2. Apply an example of a group play therapy activity that focuses on reducing individual anxiety for children aged 7-12
3. Understand the role that co-morbidity plays in how children present with anxiety and what methods we use to support them
4. Apply anxiety reduction techniques such as mindfulness to themselves to be genuine role models
5. Be familiar with two mindfulness techniques that they can share with children and adolescents
6. Reflect on their own experience with the play therapy techniques and approaches discussed during the course as well as those shared by other attendees

18 Contact Hours – Theory & Approaches   CAPT Play Therapy Credits

18 Contact Hours – APT Approved Provider 00-083

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