
Level Two Theraplay & MIM
Registrants should have experience using Theraplay in their work before attending this training.
19 Professional Development Hours (except where noted)
Prerequisite: Level One Theraplay & Marschak Interaction Method
Day 1: Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) Skill Development
This will focus on several examples of MIMs and their interpretation to improve your comfort and skill in administering and interpreting this assessment.
Learning Objectives
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Administer and analyse the MIM at an intermediate skill level
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Develop skills in the use of the MIM for session planning
Features
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Time permitting, you may share one of your complex or interesting MIMs for group discussion.
Day 2: Building Your Theraplay Skills
This will help improve the breadth of your Theraplay skill set to bring your Theraplay work to a higher skill level.
Learning Objectives
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Demonstrate how to use a wider range of Theraplay activities and techniques
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Describe how to adapt Theraplay to work with a wider range of populations, such as children with autism and older children
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Describe strategies for dealing with resistant clients
Features
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The training will include lots of practice and a wide range of video examples
Day 3: Adapting Theraplay to Work with Trauma and Complex Families
If you work with children who have been traumatised, have attachment disorders or complex families we highly recommend that you attend this program. It will help you sensitively adapt Theraplay to work with this population.
Learning Objectives
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Describe the concept of developmental trauma disorder
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Describe three modifications to Theraplay to meet the needs of traumatised children
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Describe two ways that other modalities can be used in conjunction with Theraplay to meet the treatment needs of traumatised children
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Describe how to determine when to use Theraplay with a client
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Describe how to adapt sessions to meet the needs of parents who themselves may be traumatised
Features
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Case videos of children who have been traumatised will be shown
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Participants will practice Theraplay modifications for trauma
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Participants will develop and practice a session plan for one of their traumatised clients
Upcoming Trainings
- Level Two Theraplay ONLINEMon 02 JunOnline Level 2
- Level Two TheraplayMon 13 OctDroitwich Spa
- Level Two TheraplayMon 01 DecLondon