Storytelling in a Play Therapy Setting
Overview:
Stories have been with us since the beginning of mankind. In fact, stories seem
to have pre-dated oral language as evidenced by cave drawings. This
session will explore how to use story models of play therapy to assess
and heal children, youth, adults, and families. Participants will
understand the different uses of Storytelling in play therapy, including
Narrative Therapy, Drama Therapy, Sand Tray, Art, and Puppetry.
Participant will be able to use stories to attain three main goals;
assessment, treatment/healing and evaluation. As well they will be able
find or create stories to meet specific client goals.