BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:Dafna Lender Events CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-FROM-URL:https://staging.dafnalender.com/events/theraplay-level-2-oct-26- 27-nov-9-10 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:10091 DTSTAMP:20201026T133000Z DTSTART:20201026T133000Z DTEND:20201110T220000Z LOCATION:Online Meeting/Webinar SUMMARY:Theraplay Level 2 (Oct 26-27 & Nov 9-10) DESCRIPTION:This is a 4 day trainingOctober 26-27 & November 9-10, 20208:30 am - 4:00 pm CDT\n\n Trainers: Dafna Lender and Karen Buckwalter\n\n Prer equisite: Level One Theraplay & MIM\n\n Registrants should have experience using Theraplay in their work before attending this training.\n\n This co urse is required for full Theraplay certification.\n\n Description\n\n Thi s workshop will cover five main areas of content:\n\n Module 1 will focus on several examples of MIMs and their interpretation to improve your comfo rt and skill in administering and interpreting this play therapy assessmen t. There will be in-depth application of the core concepts of Theraplay an d current relevant play therapy research to case material, greater analysi s of the Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) by Dimension, and an observatio n and analysis of MIM using case material. Participants will also develop deeper skills about play therapy treatment planning through delivery of pa rent feedback sessions.\n\n Module 2 will focus on the Impact of race and culture on the Theraplay Practitioner. Theraplay is based on white male Eu ropean theorists and was developed by White women. Theraplay is practiced predominantly by White upper-middle class people. Participants will examin e the tension between the fact that while some aspects of Theraplay are un iversal, there are aspects of Theraplay that are implicitly biased. Partic ipants will have the opportunity to analyze how some of the Theraplay norm s are racially/culturally biased and what to do to deal with the inevitabl e cultural/racial bias that we hold.\n\n Module 3’s emphasis is on working with parents. Participants will expand the breadth of their Theraplay pla y therapy skills by assessing complex parents using case materials, learn how to work with caregivers’ attachment history in treatment planning, and learn implementation of the parent demonstration session. Participants wi ll learn how to manage resistance throughout the play therapy treatment pr ocess.\n\n Module 4 will expand your Theraplay repertoire of skills and ad apt to various settings. Participants will learn and practice activities f or managing dysregulated clients or clients with diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder. Participants will also learn how to practice Theraplay in clients’ homes, in institutional settings, and online. Participants wil l be provided with information on how to sequence Theraplay with other the rapies or how to combine Theraplay with other play therapy and trauma-base d modalities.\n\n Module 5 will focus on adapting Theraplay to work with t rauma/complex families. Participants will learn play therapy techniques to better work with children who have experienced trauma, have attachment di sorders, or are seen as having complexities. Participants will gain a grea ter understanding of developmental trauma and how it applies to clinical d ecision-making in Theraplay. Further, participants will learn how to adapt play therapy activities for clients who have been impacted by trauma and how to engage parents who present with their own trauma histories.\n\n Lea rning Objectives\n\n Describe the underlying principles of Theraplay, a mo dality of play therapy, and their relationship to current attachment and b rain researchAdminister and analyze the MIM at an intermediate skill level Develop skills in the use of the MIM for play therapy treatment planningDe scribe how to use feedback sessions with parents to transmit a sense of ho pefulness and trust in play therapy treatmentDescribe play therapy methods for overcoming parental resistanceDescribe factors that influence the dec ision of whether to include parents in play therapy treatment sessionsDemo nstrate how to use a wider range of Theraplay activities and play therapy techniquesDescribe how to adapt Theraplay, a modality of play therapy, to work with a wider range of populations, such as children with autism and o lder childrenDescribe play therapy strategies for dealing with resistant c lientsDescribe the concept of complex trauma and how it applies to play th erapyDescribe three modifications to Theraplay, a modality of play therapy , to meet the needs of traumatized childrenAssess when to use Theraplay in the overall play therapy course of treatment for a clientDescribe how to adapt treatment to meet the needs of parents who may have been traumatized List 2 examples of how Theraplay may be racially/culturally biased towards minoritiesList 2 examples of how Attachment Theory could be racially/cult urally biasedList 2 mechanisms for examining and mitigating the negative e ffects of structural racism in TheraplayList 2 pros and 2 cons for working with Theraplay play therapy virtually (online Theraplay)List 3 play thera py adaptations for working with Theraplay online URL:https://staging.dafnalender.com/events/theraplay-level-2-oct-26-27-nov- 9-10 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR