The current evidence base for treating traumatized children will be the scaffolding upon which dozens of creative, fun and practical play therapy interventions will be built. Interventions that target stress inoculation, anger and anxiety management, enhancement of positive coping, structure trauma narratives and counter cognitive distortions will be shared. Didactic teaching will be augmented with case examples, video clips and experiential learning. Come prepared to play.

1. Describe the difference between post-traumatic play and health promoting play.
2. List ten play therapy interventions aimed at stress inoculation and anger management.
3. Describe five play therapy interventions aimed at enhancing positive coping.
4. Articulate several play therapy modalities that can enhance the creation of a trauma narrative.
5. Detail five play therapy interventions that assist clients with countering cognitive distortions.

This workshop will combine cutting-edge research in neuroscience and attachment literature with innovative techniques for strengthening the parent child bond. Treatment goals will be broken down into sequential steps with several fun, nurturing techniques illustrated for each step.

1. Articulate functional and dysfunctional patterns of attachment.
2. Describe how the attachment relationship impacts brain development.
3. Translate aspects of the client's neurological development into practical treatment goals.
4. List ten directive play therapy interventions that that will assist clients in re-patterning their attachment scripts.