Enhancing the Bond: Attachment in Play Therapy

Phase II: 12 CEs - CORE Curriculum Course
* This training counts as 12 hours of APT Approved Training (6 hours of Seminal Theories & 6 hours of Skills/Methods)

​Trainer: Kristen Borgmeyer, MS, MSW, LCSW

Attachment is the foundation of who we are and the way we form relationships with others. A lack of healthy attachments early in life can affect a person into adulthood if not addressed. This two-day training will provide participants with an overview on attachment theory, definitions of different attachment styles, and evidence-based play therapy techniques to support clients in the playroom.  Several models will be reviewed, including: Theraplay, Trust-Based Relational Intervention, Child Parent Relationship Therapy, and Parent-Child interaction Therapy. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore different evidenced-based play therapy practices to utilize with clients and their caregivers in the playroom. 
   
2. Explore the theory behind attachment and its effect on children and families.
   
3. Examine the different forms of attachment and how it may present in play therapy sessions.
   
4. Discuss specific play therapy interventions that can be used in individual, family and group play therapy sessions to increase attachment. 
   
5. Identify play-based interventions to address boundaries and apply limit setting for clients with attachment issues.
   
6. Analyze Theraplay techniques that can be utilized to increase attachment in play therapy sessions.
   
7. Assess the importance of learning a caregiver’s history of attachment and how it may effect a child.
   
8. Utilize various play therapy techniques to increase self-regulation for clients with attachment issues. 
   
9. Survey specific homework caregivers can utilize increase their attachment outside of play therapy sessions.
   
10. Survey specific homework caregivers can utilize increase their attachment outside of play therapy sessions.
    
11. Evaluate the basic components of the child-parent relationship and its effectiveness in increasing attachment.
    
12. Identify additional play therapy interventions to use with families to increase attachment.

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Please note: *Attendees are reminded that registration for a training must be cancelled within 48 hours of payment in order to receive a FULL refund* To request a change to a training, please email us at stlplaytherapy@gmail.com. Cancellations that are made seven days before the training date will given the option for either a refund less a $25 administration fee or a credit towards a future training. The refund amount will be for the amount paid for the training less a $25 administration fee.  All refunds will be mailed 60 days after request.  For persons requesting a credit, they will receive an individualized code for the amount to be used for a future training.

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Trainings will be held at: 1123 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63101. All full day trainings run from 9 AM to 4:00 PM, with a lunch break between 12-1pm.  Please note that while many trainings are on Thursdays and Fridays, in an effort to accommodate requests, some trainings fall on different days of the week.