Play Therapy Across Cultural and Ethnic Groups

This course challenges students to critically examine applications and barriers of predominant play therapy training models to effective treatment with youths of diverse cultural backgrounds. A broadened paradigm for assessment, treatment planning, and intervention is provided, integrating a multitude of socio-cultural variables impacting children. At the end of this course, students will be able to:
 

• Differentiate three play, attachment-based theories and how they support the work of Theraplay
• Differentiate how children with various attachment styles present in play therapy sessions
• Describe three characteristics of healthy attachment
• Describe the four dimensions of Theraplay, a modality of play therapy
• Describe how healthy attachment influences self-regulation
• Demonstrate one play-based activity from each dimension: Structure, Engagement, Nurture and Challenge