Navigating Grief and Loss Through Play Webinar
Description:
This course will cover how professionals, caregivers, and others can utilize play therapy strategies for supporting grieving children. This course explores developmental perspectives on grief, the role of play therapy in emotional processing, and hands-on interventions to help children express and cope with loss. Participants will also learn how to navigate special considerations in grief work and collaborate with caregivers to provide comprehensive support.
- Price: $0
- CE Credit: Not available for this course
- Content level: Beginner/ Intermediate
- Intended Audience: Parents/Caregivers and Professionals
- Instructor: April Blonien, LCSW, TraumaPlay Certified Therapist
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Learning objectives:
- Participants will learn how children of different developmental stages experience and express grief, including common emotional and behavioral responses.
- Participants will identify how play therapy provides a safe, developmentally appropriate space for children to process grief and loss.
- Participants will gain hands-on knowledge of directive and non-directive play therapy interventions to help children express emotions and build coping skills.
- Participants will recognize factors that influence a child’s grieving process, such as trauma history, cultural beliefs, family dynamics, and ambiguous loss.
- Participants will develop an understanding of how caregivers support grieving children outside.
An optional post-quiz is included for participants to test their knowledge of the course material. CE credit is not available for this course. Please take a moment to complete the course evaluation to provide Adam's Place with valuable feedback about our course offerings.
