Play Therapy Techniques with Adolescents and Adults

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Play Therapy Techniques with Adolescents and AdultsTerry Kottman, RPT-S, LMHC

FridayApril 28, 2006

Co-sponsored by theOhio Association for Play Therapy

Gestalt Institute of Central Ohio

The workshop is being held at

The Makoy Center5462 Center StreetHilliard, OH 43026Phone: 614.777.1211

Detailed directions to the facility areavailable on the Makoy Center web site:www.makoy.comFriday April 28, 20068:30am - 4:30pmRegistration Time: 8:00 - 8:30am

Register by mail, fax, or on-line atwww.gestaltassoc.com

Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC,RPT-S, LMHC, is the director of TheEncouragement Zone, a center where sheprovides play therapy training, counseling,coaching, and “playshops†for adults. Terryregularly presents workshops on play therapy,activity-based counseling, counseling children,and school counseling to state, national, andinternational organizations. She spent 8 yearsas a professor of counselor education at theUniversity of Northern Iowa and 5 years as aprofessor of counselor education and directorof the Child and Family Resource Clinic at theUniversity of North Texas. She has worked as aspecial education teacher and has two masters’degrees — one from the University of Texas atDallas in Special Education and one fromColorado College in Elementary Teaching.Dr. Kottman developed Adlerian playtherapy, an approach to counseling childrenthat combines the ideas and techniques ofIndividual Psychology and play therapy.She is the author of Partners in Play: An AdlerianApproach to Play Therapy and Play Therapy: Basics andBeyond; she is the co-author of Guidance andCounseling in the Elementary and Middle Schools withDr. Jim Muro; co-author of Adventures inGuidance with Drs. Jeff Ashby and Don DeGraaf;and co-editor of Play Therapy in Action: A casebookfor Practitioners with Dr. Schaefer.She recently finished writing the second editionof Partners in Play. She has written many journalarticles and book chapters on play therapy,school counseling, counseling with childrenand families, and perfectionism.Terry is also ’s mother and Rick’swife — her most important and favorite roles.

In this very experientialworkshop, you will learn play therapyand coaching strategies that you can use forself-renewal and for working with adolescentand adult clients on self-understanding, selfnurturing,self-esteem, and self-confidence.

We will explore adventure therapy/activegame activities, art techniques, sand trayactivities, playful life coaching techniques,and Adlerian strategies. At the end of thisworkshop you will have a whole new toolboxfilled with ideas you can go back to yourpractice and use the next day! Wear comfortableclothes and be prepared to play, play, play.

Topics to be addressedinclude:

.. Why use play therapy with adolescents and adults?

.. Adventure Therapy/Active Games . Art Techniques

.. Life Coaching Techniques

.. Adlerian Strategies

Participants will learn about:

.. How playing can be very therapeutic with adolescents and adults

.. How to introduce adolescent and adult clients to the idea of playing in therapy

.. Specific adventure therapy techniques that work well with adolescent and adult clients

.. Specific art techniques that work well with adolescent and adult clients

.. Specific playful life coaching techniques that work well with adolescent and adult clients

FeeContinental breakfast, lunch, afternoonsnack and coffee, tea, and soft drinks will beprovided. Please register early. While wehope to never cancel a workshop, it may benecessary due to low registration.

APT Members $125if registered by end of day April 7, 2006$150 thereafterNon-APT Members $135if registered by end of day April 7, 2006$160 thereafterStudents $100if registered by end of day April 7, 2006$125 thereafter