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LEVEL ONE THERAPLAY & MIM
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Step #1, required, for Theraplay certification |
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Register after January 1, 2012: $750
($725 for Theraplay Association Members)
| CE Credits:
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26
| Included:
| Theraplay: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play, Third Edition, 2010, by Phyllis B. Booth and Ann M. Jernberg, a $60 value. Readings from this book will be required. Books will be shipped USPS Priority Mail twice weekly. If you would like your book shipped same day as receipt, or if you have registered within a week of the training, please add $10 to your registration fee. If you already own the new third edition, deduct $30 from your registration fee.
New! Beginning in January 2012, your registration fee includes participation in two web supervision sessions. You will be able to observe one of our practicum students receive supervision of her video and ask questions of the supervisor. Sessions are scheduled twice monthly.
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Please note: Group Theraplay training and the Level Two Module on Trauma are often offered in conjunction with level one training. Please check the schedule, and read more about this below.
Theraplay
and the Marschak Interaction Method are combined in this four-day intensive
training. Learning objectives include:
- How to administer and analyze the MIM
- How to conduct feedback sessions with parents
- How to use the MIM as a guideline for treatment planning
- The relationship of Theraplay to current attachment and brain research
- How Theraplay is used to meet the needs of children with behavior problems, foster and adopted children, children with autism/PDD, older children, and children suffering from trauma
- Methods for guiding parents to observe their children more empathically and participate in treatment sessions aimed at fostering better parent-child attachment.
And
- Skill development in the differentiation and use of the four Theraplay dimensions: Structure, Nurture, Engagement and Challenge
Theraplay & MIM Level One is a four-day training designed to teach the basics for participants to begin using Theraplay techniques in their work with existing and new clients. Clinicians who work with traumatized children, children with severe attachment issues, or very complicated family situations should plan on taking additional training or receiving supervision before using Theraplay with these clients.
In order to help make it easier to obtain additional training a day of Level Two training focusing on working with traumatized children and families will occasionally be offered as an optional day five after the Level One training. If you work with this population, you need to attend this fifth day of training. This day will count as one of the three required for completion of Level Two training. You may also register for this trauma day separately at a later time.
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ADAPTING THERAPLAY FOR WORKING WITH TRAUMA
Fee: $175
CE Credits: 6.5
Pre-Requisite: Level one training is required. If you have taken this training at any time during the past, you can register for this trauma day as a stand-alone training.
Theraplay & MIM Level One is a four-day training designed to teach the basics for participants to begin using Theraplay techniques in their work with existing and new clients. Clinicians who work with traumatized children, children with severe attachment issues, or very complicated family situations should plan on taking additional training or receiving supervision before using Theraplay with these clients.
In order to help make it easier to obtain additional training a day of Level Two training focusing on working with traumatized children and families will occasionally be offered as an optional day five after the Level One training. If you work with this population, you need to attend this fifth day of training. This day will count as one of the three required for completion of Level Two training. You may also register for this trauma day separately at a later time.
Lecture, video case examples, practice and discussion will cover the following subjects:
- The impact of challenging environments and relational trauma on the family
- Modifications of Theraplay for trauma
- Applying Theraplay to domestic violence, medical trauma and natural disaster response
- Working with parents on their own trauma
Note: The curriculum for this course is still being fine-tuned. Please check with us for updates.
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THERAPLAY® GROUPS: An Introduction
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Required for certification as a Group Theraplay
Specialist |
| | | Fee: | $195 non-members $170 Theraplay Association members | CE
Credits:
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6.5
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The learning objectives of this one-day training include:
Knowledge of
- How
to apply Theraplay principles to group treatment
- How
to adapt group Theraplay to different populations
- How
to manage resistance and other problems
- The
steps toward implementing group sessions within their own organization
And
- Skill development in how to use group rules and techniques through practice
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| Fee: | $295 non-members $270 Theraplay Association members
| CE
Credits:
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13.0
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The Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) is a structured technique for observing and assessing the overall quality and nature of relationships between caregivers and child. It consists of a series of simple tasks designed to elicit behaviors in four primary dimensions in order to evaluate the caregivers' capacity to:
- Set limits and provide an appropriately ordered environment (Structure)
- Engage the child in interaction while being attuned to the child's state (Engagement)
- Meet the child's needs for attention, soothing and care (Nurture)
- Support and encourage the child's efforts to achieve at a developmentally appropriate level (Challenge)
- And the child's ability to respond to the caregivers' efforts
This two day training will prepare the participants to administer and interpret the MIM at a beginner level. The learning objectives are:
- Knowledge of how to administer/interpret the MIM
- Knowledge of how to provide feedback to the parents/caregivers
- Skill development in the interpretation of the MIM
- Skill development in writing MIM reports.
Download an Information Sheet * for 2010 MIM Skills Training
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| Prerequisite: Introductory Theraplay & MIM
Required for Theraplay certification
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| | | Fee: | $525
non-members $500 Theraplay Association
members | CE
Credits:
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19.5
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The
emphasis of this three-day training is on specific issues arising from the use of the Theraplay model, including working with parents. Participants should have at least two month's practice using Theraplay in their work, and come to training with a case to present.
Learning objectives of this three-day training include:
Skill Development in:
- Working with parents in Theraplay
- Using a wider range of Theraplay activities and techniques
- Applying the Theraplay dimensions to various populations and settings
- Adapting Theraplay for traumatized children
- Administering the MIM, leading feedback sessions and using the MIM to guide treatment
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| Prerequisite: Intermediate Theraplay & MIM
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| | | Fee: | $295 non-members $270 Theraplay Association members | CE
Credits:
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12 |
This
is a two-day group supervision focused on advanced Theraplay and MIM practice
and research. Participants will
present videotaped segments of their Theraplay work to the group for feedback
and supervision. Learning objectives
include:
- Advanced
skill development in scoring, analysis and use of the MIM for treatment planning
- Advanced
skill development in the use of Theraplay in various settings and client populations
- Skill
development in presenting Theraplay to relevant audiences
- Knowledge
of the latest developments in the field of parent-child relationships and treatments
In addition to CE credits, participants
may earn up to 10 supervisory hours toward Theraplay therapist certification
(applies to one Advanced
Practice; attendance at subsequent Advanced Practice will earn CE credits
only).
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THERAPLAY®: An Overview Seminar for Professionals
| Fee: | $125 ($95 for each additional person from the same
organization) | CE
Credits:
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6
| | Times: | 9:00 am - 4:30 pm |
Program Content:
- History and basic assumptions of Theraplay
- Theraplay and current attachment and brain research
- The four dimensions of Theraplay: Structure, Engagement, Nurture and Challenge
- The use of the Marshack Interaction Method (MIM) for assessment and treatment planning
- How Theraplay sessions are planned to meet the
individual child's needs
- Adapting Theraplay for different populations
- Group Theraplay
- Determining when Theraplay should be used
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