The Theraplay Institute

Name: Sunshine Circles (August 6-7, 2018) Evanston, IL
Start: 2018-08-06T08:30:00+00:00
End: 2018-08-07T04:30:00+00:00
Location: The Theraplay Institute
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Call Us: 1-800-884-7914

Sunshine Circles (August 6-7, 2018) Evanston, IL

At The Theraplay Institute

Trainers: Andrea Bushala

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Barter Program to Offset Registration Fee*

*This offer is limited to our Evanston trainings only.

The Theraplay Institute is now offering participants an opportunity to offset Level One registration fees by assisting with onsite set up and cleanup each day. Participants are expected to arrive an hour early and stay an hour after each training day to assist. Non-local residents can reduce their registration fee by 50%. No other discounts are applicable. Local residents willing to volunteer an additional 12 hours of administrative work prior to the training may be able to attend the training at no cost.

For additional information please contact Janet Koestring, Training Manager, at janet@theraplay.org

Evanston, Illinois (8:30am - 4:30pm)

Learn how to introduce this amazing social emotional developmental program to your school! This training is designed for teachers and the professionals who support them—social workers, school counselors/psychologists, early childhood specialists and others. Sunshine Circles can be used with children of any age, but are best known for pre-school/early years classrooms and special education settings.

Sunshine Circles have been getting great results in the districts in which they have been introduced!

Adding Sunshine Circles to your classroom will:

Create an atmosphere that is warm, nurturing, engaging and challenging
Meet the basic needs of children so they can be freed emotionally to explore their world
Promote warm relationships between children and adults and friendships among peers
Engage hard-to-reach children
Bring fun and exuberance into the lives of children
Place emphasis on cooperation between children
Encourage children to learn and practice self- control
Enhance trust of others through concrete, personal and positive experiences
Help children with regulatory disorders and tactile issues
Simultaneously address cognitive, social and emotional development

Learning Objectives:

Describe the four dimensions of Theraplay, a modality of play therapy
Apply Theraplay principles to group treatment in a school setting
Develop skills in using the group rules and group techniques in a school setting through practice
Demonstrate how to adapt the use of group Theraplay with various populations
Describe how nurturing and regulating physical connection can assist a child to feel calm and more organized in a group setting
Describe three techniques for managing resistance and problem situations in groups
List a variety of material and activities that are appropriate for the group Theraplay, a modality of play therapy
List three strategies for incorporating Theraplay in daily interactions with children in the classroom

Fees:

$350 Standard (non-members)
$300 Theraplay Association Members
$295 Friend Rate (restrictions apply)

For group rates please contact ryan@theraplay.org

International Training:

Pricing and booking policies vary at international training (outside of the U.S.). Please Contact Us and we will put you in touch with international training sponsors for more information.

Order Your Sunshine Circles Teacher Manual and DVD here!

If you can’t make the training or you just want to see more about what Sunshine Circles are, order the manual and DVD.