[2-day Short Course] Gestalt Play Therapy – The Oaklander Approach
About the Course
This workshop (basic, part 2) continues to build on theoretical understanding and clinical skills of Gestalt Play Therapy with special focus on the Oaklander Approach. The Approach is represented in the works of Violet Oaklander, Ph.D., author of Windows to Our Children: A Gestalt Approach to Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy (1989) and Hidden Treasure: A Map to the Child’s Inner Self (2007). The workshop will examine closely factors that bring about change and growth for a child or adolescent through the therapeutic process of Gestalt Therapy. Participants will learn a range of play modalities and media such as puppets, art and sand to provide them with a wide repertoire to meet the wide and complex needs of children and adolescents. Working in pairs or small groups, participants will have opportunities for group consultation and practice.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Overview of the therapeutic process developed by 1. Violet Oaklander.
- Understand Gestalt relational perspective on child development and the nature of the self.
- Gestalt play therapy process of working with projections through creative arts.
- How to build therapeutic relationship with children and adolescents and facilitate emotional expression and deeper self awareness.
More Information
This workshop is accredited with West Coast Institute (http://westcoastinstitute.us/) and the training hours will be counted towards certification as a Certified Gestalt Therapist with Children and Adolescents with WCI.
Pre-Requisite
Attended a prior workshop on Fundamentals of Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents.
Who Should Attend?
Practitioners working with children and adolescents in the field of health and mental health (such as psychiatry, psychology, psychiatric nursing, special needs, medical doctors), helping professions (such as social work, counselling) and related fields (such as childcare/student care setting, physical therapy, art therapy, or other related fields).
How to Register?
Registration is closed.
About the Instructor
As a certified Gestalt Therapist with Children and Adolescents (West Coast Institute, USA), Sock Kuan specializes working with children and their families on a myriad of traumas, developmental, mental health and attachment issues. She is also trained in Sandplay Therapy, Family Therapy and Emotional-Focused Therapy. She is currently training with Somatic Experiencing® International to incorporate somatic work into her clinical practice.
Sock Kuan also trains and supervises mental health practitioners. As an approved WCI trainer and supervisor, she mentors candidates in the Certification Programme. She is a registered Clinical Member and Supervisor with Singapore Association for Counselling and Association for Play Therapy (Singapore) and a Certified Practitioner in Therapeutic Play Skills with PTI (UK).
Ms Lee Sock Kuan
Director,
Tembusu Training and Therapy
Course Brochure
Get In Touch
For any questions about this course, please email us at swkcpe@nus.edu.sg or call us at 6601 7323