Wear comfortable clothing and come prepared to play in this experiential workshop designed to teach you play therapy methods for inviting families into the therapy process. Learn play therapy techniques for involving family members in play therapy and use the power of play to help strengthen family relationships and communication. This course is designed for therapists.

Learning Objectives:
1. Explain the rationale for family play therapy.
2. Describe the 4 phases of Adlerian family play therapy.
3. Describe 3 play therapy techniques they could use with families in Adlerian family play therapy.
4. Describe 3 elements of Adlerian lifestyles they could use to conceptualize family members and develop a treatment plan for the family in Adlerian family play therapy.
5. Demonstrate helping the family members generate ideas about activities that would contribute to the „Positive Energy Bank“ for the family.
6. Describe 2 techniques for building a relationship with family members in family play therapy.
7. Describe 2 techniques for exploring the family lifestyle in family play therapy.
8. Describe 2 techniques for helping family members gain insight in family play therapy.

Early Recollections, the Crucial Cs and the Connexions Focusing Technique: A How-To Course take the “magic” out of interpreting ERs. Learn to confidently uncover interfering coping strategies.

Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to explain the value of interpreting early recollections
2. Participants will be able to use a step by step process for understanding and interpreting ERs
3. Participants will be able to use the Crucial Cs form to uncover problematic coping strategies
4. Participants will be able to minimize therapist bias in interpreting ERs