Tele Play Therapy Trainings
Parent-Child Tele Play Therapy
In this 90-minute training Karen Wolfe and Jerrica Danhoff give practical tips for this up-and coming technology for virtual play therapy!
The slides are below. Sample letter to clients to the left.
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Below is our constantly-updated list of favorite interventions for tele play therapy!
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Experiential Tele Play Therapy Training
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Items to have on hand for your Virtual Play Room:
*A pdf online or print out of an emotion chart *Puppets, stuffies, or figurines and sand tray *Paper, scissors, writing utensils *Board or card game or two |
Interactive Tele-Filial Training
Training Description
Filial therapy is based on the evidence that teaching parents and caregivers child-centered play therapy skills improves difficult behaviors and increases bonding and attachment in families. This interactive training will give an overview of how to teach these skills to parents/caregivers over Telehealth in order to improve communication between children and families, support strengthening the attachment bond between children and parents/caregivers, and as an accessible strategy for parents and caregivers to use with children in the foster care system or with a history of trauma for restoring developmentally appropriate functioning and emotional health. Parents/Caregivers are always a child’s most important relationship, and especially during this time of Telehealth during a pandemic, teaching them how to be the therapeutic agent in their child’s life is of the utmost importance. Please note, this training is experiential and is intended for participants who are willing and able to actively participate.
Learning Objectives
Agenda (Based on a training schedule 10:00am-2:30pm)
10:00am-10:30am Introduction to Child Centered Play Therapy10:30am-10:45am Introduction to the Structuring and Empathic Listening Skills
10:45am-11:15am: *Demo & Experiential Practice of the Structuring and Empathic Listening Skill in Dyads*
11:15am-11:30am: *Demo and Experiential Practice of the Imaginative Role Play Skill in Dyads*
11:30am-12:00pm: *Exploring Limit-Setting and Experiential Practice in Dyads*
12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch Break
12:30pm-12:50pm Steps to Filial Therapy
12:50pm-1:20pm: * Experiential Practice Explaining Rationale for Filial Therapy in Dyads*
1:20pm-2:00pm: * Experiential Practice Supervised Play Sessions*
2:00pm-2:30pm: Q&A
**Times in *italics* are experiential and interactive. Participants must be available to engage with their videos on with other participants during these entire times. This is a highly interactive training as these skills MUST be
practiced in order to really understand and use them with your clients.
Meet Our Trainer
Karen Wolfe, MA is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor, and the founder of SF Bay Play Therapy Family Counseling Center serving families in San Francisco, Oakland, and through telehealth throughout California. She has been supporting children and families since 2002 and her specialty is working with families of children with sensory, social, or learning differences as well as an emerging passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth. She is passionate about empowering children to feel whole and heard in this world made for adults, and helping parents find their authentic voice as a parent in a way that heals their own wounds from childhood and adds more laughter and ease into family life. She has served as the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Association for Play Therapy and leads trainings and workshops for parents, schools, counselors, and couples. She and the other clinicians at SF Bay Play Therapy offer child and family play therapy, parent coaching, social skills groups, and emotionally focused couples therapy. They have been on the forefront of creating trainings for the new method of tele play therapy. You can find more information and past trainings at www.SFBayPlayTherapy.com.
Filial therapy is based on the evidence that teaching parents and caregivers child-centered play therapy skills improves difficult behaviors and increases bonding and attachment in families. This interactive training will give an overview of how to teach these skills to parents/caregivers over Telehealth in order to improve communication between children and families, support strengthening the attachment bond between children and parents/caregivers, and as an accessible strategy for parents and caregivers to use with children in the foster care system or with a history of trauma for restoring developmentally appropriate functioning and emotional health. Parents/Caregivers are always a child’s most important relationship, and especially during this time of Telehealth during a pandemic, teaching them how to be the therapeutic agent in their child’s life is of the utmost importance. Please note, this training is experiential and is intended for participants who are willing and able to actively participate.
Learning Objectives
- Learn the 4 Filial skills of structuring, empathic listening, fantasy/role play, and setting limits
- Be able to explain to parents who these skills are and how they support strengthening bonds between children and caregivers and help children in resolving difficult emotional issues and trauma
- Learn and practice how to teach these 4 skills to parents over video-based telehealth
Agenda (Based on a training schedule 10:00am-2:30pm)
10:00am-10:30am Introduction to Child Centered Play Therapy10:30am-10:45am Introduction to the Structuring and Empathic Listening Skills
10:45am-11:15am: *Demo & Experiential Practice of the Structuring and Empathic Listening Skill in Dyads*
11:15am-11:30am: *Demo and Experiential Practice of the Imaginative Role Play Skill in Dyads*
11:30am-12:00pm: *Exploring Limit-Setting and Experiential Practice in Dyads*
12:00pm-12:30pm: Lunch Break
12:30pm-12:50pm Steps to Filial Therapy
12:50pm-1:20pm: * Experiential Practice Explaining Rationale for Filial Therapy in Dyads*
1:20pm-2:00pm: * Experiential Practice Supervised Play Sessions*
2:00pm-2:30pm: Q&A
**Times in *italics* are experiential and interactive. Participants must be available to engage with their videos on with other participants during these entire times. This is a highly interactive training as these skills MUST be
practiced in order to really understand and use them with your clients.
Meet Our Trainer
Karen Wolfe, MA is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Hand in Hand Parenting Instructor, and the founder of SF Bay Play Therapy Family Counseling Center serving families in San Francisco, Oakland, and through telehealth throughout California. She has been supporting children and families since 2002 and her specialty is working with families of children with sensory, social, or learning differences as well as an emerging passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth. She is passionate about empowering children to feel whole and heard in this world made for adults, and helping parents find their authentic voice as a parent in a way that heals their own wounds from childhood and adds more laughter and ease into family life. She has served as the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Association for Play Therapy and leads trainings and workshops for parents, schools, counselors, and couples. She and the other clinicians at SF Bay Play Therapy offer child and family play therapy, parent coaching, social skills groups, and emotionally focused couples therapy. They have been on the forefront of creating trainings for the new method of tele play therapy. You can find more information and past trainings at www.SFBayPlayTherapy.com.
Training for Clinical Staff
If you are interested in one of the above trainings or another tailored to your agencies specific needs please reach out for a phone consult or email karenwolfetherapy@gmail.com