The AutPlay®
conduct AutPlay®
parent training component teaches parents how to interventions at home. Parents learn play protocol
and interventions and are shown how to implement interventions at a play therapy base that is a natural language for the child enables the parent to be involved with their child in a way that promotes relationship development while teaching skills and increasing abilities within a fun and connecting process.
Strategies to Support Parents such as AutPlay®
therapy to address the unique needs of parents of
children with ASD, but there are several foundational components that play therapists should implement when working with parents: • Focus on responding empathetically when interacting with and talking with parents. This provides parents the opportunity to feel heard, understood, and supported. This will keep parents more engaged and build trust with the therapist.
and helping their child navigate the lifelong journey of autism. This can be accomplished by encouraging parents and helping them feel validated when encountering parenting struggles and outside influence from family members or education staff that might be critical or judgmental.
• Ensure the therapeutic process remains a safe place for parents to share their emotions, struggles, and concerns. Working with parents of children with ASD means viewing parents as clients and helping them feel that sessions are for the parent as well as the child. Parents may even need additional support that is not directly related to the child, such as individual therapy or couples work.
• Implement active listing skills. Parents of children with ASD take in a great deal of information and opinions. Many parents need the experience of someone being attuned to and listening to their needs, worries, and the daily processes they navigate. They also need someone to provide accurate information about autism or at least to direct them to resources that provide accurate information.
• Teach parents tools, strategies, and techniques, and share relevant research and treatments that might help their child. Make referrals when needed and be willing to work collaboratively with other professionals working with the family, such as an occupational therapist, speech therapist, behavior analysis (ABA) professional, etc.
• Collaborate with parents, making them a part of the therapeutic process, letting them know they are the expert on their child and their expertise matters. This can be accomplished by proving psychoeducation to parents, collaborating on treatment goals, and assisting parents with protocols and strategies to address school or other concerns.
Child-Centered Play Therapy and Filial Family Therapy Workshops
Child-Centered
Play Therapy Workshops William Nordling, Ph.D., RPT-S April 3-4, 2020
September 11-12, 2020
Filial Family Therapy William Nordling, Ph.D., RPT-S November 13-14, 2020
Advanced Child-Centered Play Therapy
Robert F. Scuka, Ph.D. May 16, 2020
RE Couples Therapy October 23-24, 2020
Supervision and • A structured, guided
process to skill mastery
• Supervision counts toward APT registration as an RPT
On-Site Trainings Available 16 | PLAYTHERAPY | June 2020 |
www.a4pt.org Visit
www.nire.org or call 301-680-8977 for more information.
National Institute of Relationship Enhancement® 3914 Kincaid Terrace, Kensington, MD 20895 • 301.680.8977 •
niremd@nire.org
the American Psychological Association, NBCC, and the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners.
Schedule for 2020
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