SOWK 8312 - Play Therapy

Three credit hours.

This course provides introductory instruction in history, theories, and applications of play therapy consistent with Association of Play Therapy (APT) requirements. Students are expected to have successfully completed course work in child development (e.g., Advanced Direct Practices I) Special issues affecting oppressed children will be addressed, including: parent-child problems, divorce, abuse/neglect /abandonment, etc. Diversity issues will also be explored as key components of competent play therapy practice. Students will be challenged to apply what they are learning about work with children in mock clinical sessions. This three-hour graduate level semester course, according to APA, is consistent with APT requirements for instruction, and provides 67.5 Continuing Education (CE) hours toward the mandatory 150 Required for RPT certification.

Prerequisites: Concentration year standing, MFT-GC, program or instructor permission.