CARE Developmental Play Therapy Course Objectives
Co-sponsored by the Florida Association for Play Therapy
At the end of this Intensive Four-Day DPT Training participants will be able to:
Day I
- Define the approach of DPT
- Explain the theoretical foundations of DPT
- Describe the six key principles of DPT.
- Describe the four initiatives of DPT.
- Describe the five Modes of therapeutic DPT intervention
- List the client populations which DPT can be most effective
- Explain the difference between symbolic play and “first” play
Day II
- Explain what is meant by touch in DPT
- State the relevant literature and research related to touch
- Understand how touch can provide the basis for a “felt-self”.
- State how DPT touch based training contributes to ethical practice standards.
- Experience touch exercises within the safe environment of the workshop format.
- State the four initiatives of DPT
- Demonstrate at least eight different therapist-child DPT interventions
Day III
- Explain overall child-group considerations
- Explain the pre-group preparation of the adults participating in a DPT group
- Describe how to structure and incorporate a traditional DPT directed group with children
and an adult partner. - Describe what happens in the Dyadic component of the DPT group process
- Describe the process of Circle Time in DPT Groups
- Describe how to adapt DPT interventions with an individual therapist guided DPT group.
Day IV
- Understand DPT within the context of a therapist-parent-child led case example of a child
diagnosed with Aspergers - Understand DPT in action in a case presentation of a child experiencing psychotic symptoms
- Understand DPT in relationship to parent-child reunification
- Describe how to implement four art drawings into DPT assessment
- Explain how to use pre-post therapy drawings as an indicator of therapeutic progress
- Describe how pre-post therapy drawings can be used in DPT research
- Describe a parent-child guided session.
- State three ways in which DPT interventions can be adapted to teenagers, adults and the elderly
- State two different DPT interventions for aggression
Developmental Play & Attachment Therapies is an approved provider through the following:
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