FAPT 2013 Conference
Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts ® and Play Therapy Interventions: Healing Trauma and Building Resilience through the use of Play Therapy
presented by
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC
Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, LPAT, LPCC, ATR-BC, is a leading international expert, syndicated writer, and educator in the fields of art therapy and art in healthcare. She is a research psychologist, a Board Certified and Licensed Professional Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, and has had over 25 years of experience and education in trauma intervention and disaster relief and integrative approaches to health. Cathy is the founder, director and lead faculty member of the Trauma-Informed Practices Institute, dedicated to teaching trauma-informed intervention that integrates neurodevelopment, somatic approaches, mindfulness, and positive psychology. In particular, it supports the use of creative arts therapies including art therapy, music therapy and movement therapy, play therapy, integrative expressive arts therapies, and mind-body approaches for recovery and wellness in children, adults and families. Cathy is also the President of Art Therapy Without Borders and is one of its founders.
Contact:
Norma BonetFlorida Association For Play Therapy
nbonet@familycentral.org
305 934 7866
Trauma-Informed Expressive Arts Therapy® is an approach to creative intervention with all individuals including children and families and integrates neurodevelopment, somatic and sensory-based approaches and creative arts therapies and play therapy to address trauma reactions and support trauma recovery. Its objective is to assist children, adults and families in learning how mind and body respond to the sensory aspects of traumatic events and how to enhance personal resilience and "posttraumatic success." Participants will learn the basics of trauma-informed approaches, the five components of trauma-informed arts and play therapy play-based practice, and how sensory-based activities can be used to support trauma integration and resilience-building. In particular, how to use the "expressive therapies continuum" as a framework for designing play therapy activities will be discussed. Participants will engage in several hands-on activities including individual and group interventions and sensory-based approaches to evaluation of child clients.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1) Define at least 5 aspects of trauma-informed practice within the context of play therapy;
2) Define at least 5 components of trauma-informed art therapy, a form of play therapy;
3) Define 3 ways play therapy can become a trauma-informed approach;
4) Identify at least 2 art and play-based interventions to establish safety;
5) Identify at least 2 art and play-based interventions for self-regulation;
6) Define how neurodevelopment is related to the "expressive therapies continuum" of practice and melds with the work of in a play session;
7) Define 3 major components of the expressive play therapies continuum;
8) Define at least 5 characteristics of resilient children and families observed through the play therapy interaction;
9) Define at least 3 characteristics of "posttraumatic success;" as seen throughout the play therapy encounter;
10) Identify at least 3 art and play- based interventions to support resilience;
11) Identify at least 2 art-based approaches to mindfulness;
12) Identify at least 2 art-based tools for evaluation of trauma.