AutPlay® Therapy Training

51 Springside Avenue,Poughkeepsie NY 12603

09 June, 2023

Description

9:30AM - 5:00PM Friday and Saturday Training is $450 (plus Eventbrite fee) if you register before May 1 and use code EarlyBird. After May 1 the training is $500 (plus Eventbrite fee). This is an intensive training that focuses on teaching the AutPlay Therapy protocol, an integrative family play therapy framework for working with neurodivergent children (autistic, ADHD, sensory differences, learning differences, developmental disabilities, etc) and their families. AutPlay Therapy emphasizes a neurodiversity affirming informed approach and harnesses the therapeutic powers of play to help address mental health needs of neurodivergent children and their families. This training presents an overview of autistic and neurodivergent children. How to build relationship and assess for needs (utilizing several AutPlay inventories) for target goal areas is covered along with parent and child co-change agent processes. Goal areas of connection, regulation, and social navigation are described with example play therapy interventions for each area. The three progressive phases are presented (intake and assessment, structured play interventions, and termination). Parent/family/child involvement is explained with protocol for working with parents and children as partners in the process. The AutPlay Therapy Follow Me Approach is explained which details how to work with children with many different needs including nonspeaking children, and children with rigid and independant play preferences. Additional components such as theoretical underpinnings, understanding dysregulation, improving regulation ability, research, and case examples are covered. Several play therapy interventions are explained and demonstrated through session videoclips. Experiential activities are presented, and case conceptualization and planning are discussed. Once you have registered for the training, you will be emailed a pre-training form with a few instructions before your two-day in-person training. The instructions include processes for completing the full AutPlay certification program. This includes instructions for purchasing and reading the book The AutPlay Therapy Handbook: Integrative Family Play Therapy with Neurodivergent Children by Robert Jason Grant and watching two recorded webinars prior to your training. About Our Presenter, Dr. Robert Grant