CNL 8213 Family Play Therapy

Three hours (On Ground)

This advanced play therapy course focuses on concepts and skills for working with children and their families using an integration of play therapy and family systems approaches. The class will also focus on learning how to train parents/caregivers to be therapeutic agents in their children’s lives through the utilization of filial therapy. Other play-based approaches aimed at improving parent-child relationships will also be reviewed. Students will also learn play-based activities that can be used for assessing and improving family relationships in conjoint family therapy sessions.

Prerequisite: CNL 7353
Offered Main Campus and/or NWACC Washington County Spring semester; Offered Little Rock Summer semester (even-numbered years)