Attachment: Creating Connection through Play Therapy
Description:
“The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals [is] a basic component of human nature.” — John Bowlby.
In this workshop, participants will identify the foundational principles of attachment theory and explore a variety of attachment-based models used in play therapy. Participants will deepen their understanding of the relationship between trauma and attachment, and how disruptions impact development and relationships. The training will introduce a range of play therapy techniques and interventions designed to help clients build, strengthen, and/or repair attachment relationships in their lives.
Objectives:
- Examine the history and philosophies of attachment theory through a play therapy lens.
- Examine academic evidence confirming the importance of touch and understand its worth in the playroom.
- Experientially process through several different types of attachment-based play therapy interventions to use in adult and child therapy.
- Examine how to create a developmental history for children and families to assess attachment concerns and implications for play therapy treatment goals.
- Demonstrate 8 attachment-based play therapy activities at the end of the workshop.
- Experientially examine different attachment styles.
- Demonstrate trauma informed developmental practices related to attachment in children and adults.
- Examine brain development related to attachment and trauma.
Instructors: Mackenzie Fischer, LCSW, RPT™ and Kat Cahill, LPC, LCPC, RPT™
Workshop Schedule for In Person Training:
Day One:
10:00-12:30 Sign-In, Play Check-In & Training Begins
12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:30 Training Continues
2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-4:30 Training Continues
4:30-4:45 Afternoon Break
4:45-6:00 Training Continues with Conclusion of Day 1
Day Two:
8:30-10:00 Sign-In, Play Check-In & Continue Training
10:00-10:10 Morning Break
10:10-12:00 Training Continues
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:20 Training Continues
2:20-2:30 Early Afternoon Break
2:30-3:50 Training Continues
3:50-4:00 Afternoon Break
4:00-5:30 Training Continues & Workshop Conclusion
Workshop Schedule for Live Webinar:
Day One:
8:30-10:00 Sign-In, Play Check-In & Training Begins
10:00-10:15 Morning Break
10:15-12:00 Training Continues
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:30 Training Continues
2:30-2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45-5:00 Training Continues with Conclusion of Day 1
Day Two:
8:30-10:00 Sign-In, Play Check-In & Training Begins
10:00-10:15 Morning Break
10:15-12:00 Training Continues
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-2:30 Training Continues
2:30-2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45-5:00 Training Continues & Workshop Conclusion
Live Webinar Policy:
For a successful Live Webinar that ensures full CE credit, you will need:
- A device (computer or tablet preferred) with a working camera and microphone.
- A strong and reliable internet connection.
- A designated safe space of your choosing free from disruption.
- A reliable childcare plan (if applicable).
- A commitment to keep your webcam on the entire workshop.
- The workshop supplies nearby that have either been requested in the workshop email or provided in the supply shipment (if applicable).
Workshop Cancellation:
- Cancellation requests should be submitted by email to Heartlandpti@gmail.com no later than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date in order to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee. Cancellation and/or rescheduled requests that are submitted after 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date will result in a refund of the paid workshop fee – with the exception of a $25 administrative fee for a half-day workshop, a $50 administrative fee for a full-day workshop a $75 administrative fee for 2-day workshop.
- Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to insufficient enrollment. Heartland Play will email workshop students at least 5 calendar days in advance of the scheduled workshop date to notify students of the cancellation. Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for a future course date or to receive a full refund of paid workshop fees.
- Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to inclement weather, instructor illness or instructor family emergency. If a workshop is canceled, students will be notified via e-mail prior to the workshop start time. Heartland Play will notify the students of a reschedule date for the workshop within 10 calendar days of the cancelled workshop. Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for the future course date or to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee.
