Are you a mental health professional who wants to qualify in an accredited

Play Therapy Course? 

Join us for this FREE information session to find out more...

Enter into children's play and you will find the place where their minds, hearts, and souls meet.  

Virginia Axline

Free Info Session overview:

Play Therapy is one of the fastest growing areas in mental health practice with children. If you are in a clinical or counselling role with children and/or young people, gaining skills in creative based therapies like play and art therapy will enhance your practice and grow your confidence. Find our more about about how you can start your journey to being a Registered Play Therapist and the benefits in a Graduate Certificate in Play and Art Therapy.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Consider 7 key questions when deciding on the best play therapy course for you
• Understand the fundamental prinicples of play therapy
• See where play therapy features in mental health in Australia
• Review the benefits of a Graduate Certificate in Play and Art Therapy
• Participate in a Q and A

Please note, this is a LIVE and INTERACTIVE training event. We don't record this.

Training methods will include:

• Interactive presentation
• Large group discussions
• Pair and small group discussions
• Practical experiential creative exercises
• Reflection opportunities 
• Q and A

Who should attend?

Registered Psychologists, Mental Health Social Workers, Registered Counsellors, Mental Health Nurses and Occupational Therapists who are currently working or intend to work with children and/or young people. 

Workshop Facilitator - Jacki Short
		Jacki Short is a highly experienced counselling psychologist, play therapist and supervisor with over 25 years’ experience in counselling, supervision, group work and training.    She has worked in a wide range of clinical settings including schools, hospitals, welfare organisations, drug and alcohol agencies and in private practice with children and young people. These years of clinical experience have built her knowledge of the active elements for support and change and have inspired Jacki’s belief in the power of imagination, positivity, play and possibilities - especially in the face of challenge.   As the owner and director of Sydney Centre for Creative Change, Jacki is passionate about supporting others to find creative ways to express, explore and resolve difficulties and to grow strengths and capacity.

Info Session Date and Times:                                                                                      

Monday 2nd December 2024, 7.30 - 8.30pm AEDT (Sydney Time)

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