Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Analyze how play behaviors reflect a child’s emotional state.
• Apply Axline’s principles in a mock play therapy session.
• Arrange the steps involved in setting up a therapeutic playroom.
• Combine child-centered and cognitive-behavioral play therapy methods.
• Compute the average improvement in behavior after a cycle of play therapy.
• Contrast traditional talk therapy with play therapy for young children.
• Create a weekly treatment plan for a child with attachment issues.
• Generate a list of play themes that may indicate trauma.
• Identify signs of emotional distress during a play session.