Introduction to Play Therapy: Counseling Children, Adolescents, and their Families

Catalog description

This course focuses on the fundamental principles and skills of play therapy and their applications for counseling children, adolescents, and families. Students will gain understanding of children and adolescents’ developmental ways of communication and will acquire the play therapy skills and attitudes needed to facilitate their expression, self-understanding, and growth. Students will be exposed to different expressive art and play therapy activities appropriate for children and adolescents. Students will learn ways to support children and adolescents through working with caregivers and families. Topics related to diversity and inclusion will be explored. Students will engage in self-exploration regarding establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with children and adolescents from diverse cultural backgrounds