Prerequisite: Child-Centered Play Therapy
Description:
Filial Play Therapy is a well-researched and highly effective psycho-educational skills training model that integrates “the magic” of Child-Centered Play Therapy and direct parent involvement in the change process. In Filial, the therapist trains parents to become the healer of their own child in a process which enhances the parent/caregiver and child relationship. The focus is on the present, emphasizing appropriate skills for positive parent/child relationships and for increasing positive attachment. Filial Therapy is an evidence-based model. This 2-day training will include brief lectures, live and videotaped demonstrations, skill-building practice sessions, and case discussions with video clips which will illustrate both individual and group models of this modality.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to…
- Recall basic tenets of Child-Centered Play Therapy
- Demonstrate the basic 4 skills taught to parents
- Describe two circumstances when FPT would not be the initial treatment of choice
- Explain the process of teaching parents to conduct play sessions based on Child-Centered Play Therapy
- Demonstrate how to help parents understand their children’s play
- Explain how to provide constructive feedback to parents facilitating parent skill development
Presenter: Karen Pernet, LSCW, RPT-S
Karen Pernet, LSCW, RPT-S, has been in practice for over 25 years and is a national Filial Therapy trainer. She was awarded the 2009 Outstanding Contribution to Filial Therapy Practice & Training Award from the Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center. Her training has been described as lively, encouraging, and responsive to individual needs, informative, interactive, and fun.
Continuing Education:
Continuing Education Hours / Clock Hours for: Counselors / Social Workers / School Psychologists / Marriage & Family Therapists / Psychologists / Art Therapists / School Counselors / Play Therapists: 12
NBCC Clock Hours: 12/1.2 CEUs.