Course Description
This two-hour course is a general introduction to Gestalt Play Therapy, as practiced by well-known Gestalt Play Therapist, Violet Oaklander. Dr. Mullen and Ms. Reid provide theoretical background and practical techniques for understanding and practicing this unique approach to working with children. The presenters inform listeners about the role of the Gestalt Play Therapist, the methods for creating an authentic relationship with a child, and provide a list of materials and mediums that are essential to the expressive process in Gestalt Play Therapy.

Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

1.    Apply the theoretical foundations of the Gestalt approach to play therapy.

2.    Identify a minimum of three ways Gestalt constructs can be applied to children and play therapy.

3.    Describe how children demonstrate aggressive energy in play therapy.


Presented by: 

Jodi Mullen PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master

Staceyann Reid MS

 

Duration: 2 Hrs


Continuing Education (2 CEs)
Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized  by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental  Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for  licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0085

Integrative  Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York  State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved  provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0308.

Integrative Counseling Services, PLLC is approved by The Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. Our provider number is 06-168.



Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • How to Complete this Course!

    • Welcome!

    • Tell us more about YOU!
  • 2

    Course

    • Main Course Video - Gestalt Play Therapy: The Violet Oaklander Approach

    • Gestalt Play Therapy
  • 3

    Resources

    • Works Cited

    • Parent Check-in Form

    • Weekly Teacher Report

    • Sandplay Record

    • Dr. Mullen's Favorite Play Therapy Reads!

    • Glossary of Play Therapy Terms
  • 4

    Continuing Education

    • Continuing Education Quiz
  • 5

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback Survey

About the instructors

PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master

Jodi Mullen

Dr. Jodi Weinstein Mullen, PhD LMHC NCC RPT-S CCPT-Master is the Director of Integrative Counseling Services in Oswego, Fulton, Cicero, and Auburn, New York. She is on the faculty at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department where she is the coordinator of the Graduate Certificate Program in Play Therapy. Dr. Mullen is a credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. She is the author of several manuscripts on play therapy and supervision. Her books include “Counseling Children and Adolescents through Grief and Loss”(co-authored by Dr. Jody Fiorini)(2006), “Play Therapy Basic Training: A Guide to Learning & Living & the Child-Centered Play Therapy Philosophy”(2007), “Supervision can be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors” (co-edited with Athena Drewes) (2008), and “How Play Therapists Can Engage Parents & Professionals” (co-authored by June Rickli)(2011). Dr. Mullen is on the editorial board for the international Journal of Play Therapy. She is also the clinical editor of Play Therapy magazine.

About the instructor

MS, NCC

Staceyann Reid

Staceyann received her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from LIU Post and her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Queens College. She also holds Advanced Certificates in Play Therapy and Trauma-Informed Practice from SUNY Oswego and Syracuse University, respectively. She is a candidate for a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science from Syracuse University. Staceyann is a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). She is currently working towards her credentials as a Child-Centered Play Therapist (CCPT) through the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE). At Integrative Counseling Services she sees children, adolescents, and adults.