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Syracuse University Part-Time Faculty - Child Centered Play Therapy (Summer 2024) in Syracuse, New York
COU 678 Child Centered Play Therapy (3 credits).
This course offers an understanding of the history, development, and techniques related to child centered play therapy. Skills taught in this course may be applicable to practices in various settings including school counseling and clinical mental health counseling. These skills include but are not limited to reflective listening, tracking, limit setting, selection of props, structuring of sessions, identifying themes, and use of consultation. The course also offers space and opportunities to apply and practice knowledge and techniques related to providing child centered play therapy. Emphasis is placed on how students can attend to cultural aspects with children to facilitate mechanisms of change.