ONLINE, anytime

5 CPD hours

Post-workshop support via a closed Facebook Group

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is a recording of a live delivery.Access to the recordings until 31 January, 2025

Our Be My Co-Therapist™ approach to child and play therapy is based in our understanding that children develop and heal in the context of their attachment relationships, and the most effective change occurs for children when their important adults are involved in the change process.

As child therapists, we inevitably also engage with children’s parents/caregivers. The level of engagement may vary between therapist – from minimal involvement to more intensive parent/caregiver support work as an adjunct to maximise the effectiveness of the child’s therapeutic process.

In doing so, we work with many parents/caregivers with their own mental health vulnerabilities and challenges. Yet many child therapists feel they lack confidence in this area of the work, lacking confidence in their knowledge and skills in working with these adults.

This workshop will provide an overview of common mental health issues many parents/caregivers experience. It will support child therapists to recognise these presentations in their practice, and offer a range of therapeutic approaches for supporting these adults. Special consideration will be given to adults with Borderline Personality Disorder and the impacts of family violence.

Key learning objectives:

1) Understand the key features of a range of mental health issues commonly experienced by parents/caregivers of child clients, including Borderline Personality Disorder.

2) Ability to recognise mental health challenges in parents/caregivers.

3) Understand the impacts on parents/caregivers of common mental health challenges, family violence and intergenerational trauma on the therapy process.

4) Increased confidence in therapeutic skills when working with parents/caregiver with mental health vulnerabilities and challenges.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is essential for all mental health clinicians working with children – e.g. psychologists, play therapists, counsellors, social workers, case managers, foster care workers, occupational therapists etc. It is also highly suitable for those working more broadly with children/parents/families across family and community services, Child Safety Services, OoHC and education sectors.

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REGISTRATION DETAILS

To register, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the participant registration details. Then click on the orange CART at the top right of your screen and follow the prompts for payment. Registration is confirmed on payment and you will receive a confirmation email and Tax Invoice.

Where an Invoice is required for payment to be made by an employer, please make contact directly via email so that this can be arranged: admin@psychologyandplay.com.au

Upon purchase, you will receive a secure link to the PDF file, lasting 24 hours after the first download. Please download this within 24 hours. The links to the workshop recording and workshop materials will be in this PDF.

Access to workshop documents (e.g. PowerPoint presentation and other handouts) will be provided via Dropbox.

You will have access to the workshop recording until 31 January, 2025.

By registering for this workshop, you agree to the terms and conditions which can be found at: Terms and Conditions