The Healing Power of Play: Introduction to the Practical Application of Child Centred Play Therapy with Young Children Who Have Experienced Trauma with Aleksandra Gosteva

Past research has shown that child centred play therapy (Axline, 1947; Landreth, 2002) can be an effective and developmentally informed approach to working with children who have experienced traumatic events (Hall, 2019; Schottelkorb, Doumas, & Garcia, 2012). This practical, interactive mini-workshop will describe specific core play therapy strategies for working with young children and helping them deal with behavioural, emotional and social effects of trauma. Participants will engage in collaborative discussions to structure the content of the workshop. This workshop will appeal to a range of practitioners who want to enhance their knowledge of play-based intervention approaches as part of their ongoing professional development.

PRESENTER:

Aleksandra Gosteva, MHealSc, MEdPsych, MA AT (Clinical), PhD candidate, is a psychologist, specialising in strength-based approaches for creating and sustaining psychologically healthy family environments and workplaces. The focus of her work and consulting activities is on assessing, improving and promoting individual and organisational psychological safety, health, and wellbeing. Aleksandra is also a qualified and registered and Arts and Play Therapist with over 20 years' experience working with toddlers and children with a wide range of educational, developmental and emotional issues, including learning difficulties, Attention Deficit Disorder and a variety of complex developmental conditions and disabilities, as well as, parents, caregivers, educators and child therapists. She frequently collaborates with education settings, agencies, and mental health organisations to help them deliver high quality child therapy and developmental programmes to support children's psychological health and wellbeing.

When: Saturday 25 May 2024
Time: 10am-12pm AEST (8am HK/WA, 12pm NZT)
Duration/CPD: 2.5 hrs
Where: Zoom
Cost: $30 (+ GST for Australian members)
Open to: All ANZACATA Members
Max: 25 participants
Recorded session: No (Privacy Reasons)

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