Adlerian Family Play Therapy - Online

With some families, the best approach to family therapy is play therapy--families that need to learn to have fun together, families that need to learn new positive ways of communicating, and families that need to learn to support and encourage one another can all benefit from a play-based intervention approach. In this class, you will learn to use Adlerian play therapy tools to build relationships with the various members of the family, conceptualize family members and their interactional patterns, help family members gain insight into themselves and into family relationships, and teach members constructive ways of interacting with one another.

Due to COVID-19 health concerns, this one-time online event has been approved by APT for 24 CONTACT CE Hours.  (Includes 4 hours on Play Therapy Historically Significant Theories, 10 hours on Play Therapy Skills and Methods, & 10 hours on Play Therapy Special Topics)

APT Approved Provider 99-055

Participants will be able to: 

1. Explain the rationale for doing Adlerian family play therapy instead of individual play therapy
2. Describe how they would explain this rationale to parents
3. Name 4 core Adlerian theoretical constructs that are related to Adlerian family play therapy
4. Explain the relationship between these 4 core Adlerian theoretical constructs and the practice of Adlerian family play therapy
5. Describe the 4 phases of Adlerian family play therapy
6. Describe the role of the therapist in each of the 4 phases of Adlerian family play therapy
7. Describe 3 Adlerian play therapy skills that can be used to build relationships with family members
8. Demonstrate 1 Adlerian play therapy skill used to build relationships with members of a family
9. Describe 3 Adlerian play therapy techniques that can be used to build relationships with family members
10. Demonstrate 1 Adlerian play therapy technique used to build relationships with members of a family
11. Describe each of the following elements of lifestyle: (a) goals of misbehavior; (b) purposes of behavior; (c) Crucial Cs; (d) personality priorities; (e) assets; (f) lifestyle convictions about self, others, and the world; (g) family atmosphere; (h) family constellation; and (i) private logic
12.  List and describe 2 play therapy skills they can use to explore these lifestyle elements for each member of the family
13. Demonstrate 1 play therapy skill they can use to explore these lifestyle elements for each member of the family
14. List and describe 3 Adlerian play therapy techniques they can use to explore these lifestyle elements for each family member
15. Demonstrate 1 Adlerian play therapy technique they can use to explore the lifestyle elements for each family member
16. Develop an Adlerian lifestyle conceptualization for each family member
17. Develop an Adlerian lifestyle conceptualization for the entire family, with an emphasis on the interactions between family members
18. Develop an Adlerian family play therapy treatment plan for the family
19. Describe 3 Adlerian family play therapy techniques for helping family members gain insight into their own lifestyles and into the lifestyles of other family members
20. Demonstrate 1 Adlerian family play therapy technique for helping family members gain insight into their own lifestyles and into the lifestyles of other family members
21. Describe 3 Adlerian family play therapy techniques for teaching family members more positive ways of belonging in the family, providing encouragement for one another, and communicating
22. Demonstrate 1 Adlerian family play therapy technique for teaching family members more positive ways of belonging in the family providing encouragement for one another, and communicating.
23. Describe how to talk to the family members about the "Positive Energy/Emotion/Activity Bank" and its value for the family
24. Demonstrate helping the family members generate ideas about activities that would contribute to the  "Positive Energy/Emotion/Activity Bank" for the family