Description:
In this engaging and interactive training, participants will gain a greater knowledge of how to choose appropriate games and engage clients in ways that work towards achieving their therapeutic goals. Participants will learn how games can be used to assess behavior, determine whether games are appropriate for the individual child’s treatment, and learn how to make a game more than just a game—but a therapeutic experience. Additionally, participants will learn a large array of therapeutic benefits of games and a variety of new games to incorporate into their practice. The training will demonstrate how to use specific games for children with different common diagnoses, as well as incorporate the family.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to…
- List 5 therapeutic benefits of games in play therapy
- Recall specific games that can be used for ADHD and impulse control
- Describe how to interact with clients therapeutically while playing games in play therapy
- Demonstrate how to engage families in play therapy sessions using gameplay
- Recall methods for documenting the use of games in play therapy
- Demonstrate use of games through play therapy role play activities
Presenter: Batsheva Hartstein, LCSW-C , RPT
Batsheva attended the University of Maryland School of Social Work and completed her MSW in 2014. She worked for Catholic Charities Villa Maria for two and half years working in an outpatient clinic and Baltimore public city and county schools doing individual, family, and group therapy, as well as providing interventions and support to the schools. When Beth completed her LCSW-C in 2017 she began working at Recovery Counseling Center where she currently works doing outpatient therapy. Beth is currently completing her RPT credentials with a goal of focusing primarily on working with children using play therapy.
Continuing Education:
Continuing Education Hours / Clock Hours for: Counselors / Social Workers / School Psychologists / Marriage & Family Therapists / Psychologists / Art Therapists / School Counselors / Play Therapists: 6
NBCC Clock Hours: 6/0.6 CEUs.