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Games aren’t just fun – they’re powerful therapeutic tools!
This highly engaging workshop explores how to use games in play therapy as a medium for healing and growth in children, youth, and families in a way that is intentional and therapy goal-oriented.
Many children struggle to express themselves in traditional talk therapy, but through game-based play therapy, therapists can bypass resistance, build trust, and unlock emotional insight in a developmentally sensitive way.
In this practical and hands-on training, participants will:
From games that build rapport and foster emotional expression to activities that target self-regulation, social skills, self-esteem, and family connection, this workshop offers a dynamic and creative approach to therapy.
Whether you're just starting out or are a seasoned play therapist, you'll gain a fresh toolbox of engaging, ready-to-use games to help children and families address a wide range of issues.
Liana Lowenstein is a licensed clinical social worker, certified play therapist-supervisor, and certified TF-CBT therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto for over 35 years. Her areas of specialty include treating trauma, bereavement, divorce, anxiety, and ADHD. She integrates play therapy into evidence-based models such as CBT and TF-CBT. In addition to her clinical practice, she provides supervision and consultation to mental health professionals. Liana’s 14 books are used by mental health professionals and children’s support workers all over the world, and several have been translated into Chinese, Korean, and Turkish. Her best-selling titles include Creative Interventions for Bereaved, Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce, Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety, and Cory Helps Kids Cope with Sexual Abuse. Her latest book, Cory Helps Kids Cope with Grief: Playful Activities for Young Children, helps young grievers impacted by suicide, homicide, drug overdose, natural disasters, mass violence, war, military casualties, and other types of loss.
Liana is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences and agency training events, and has provided workshops throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Slovenia. Liana has trained mental health professionals and grief group facilitators on innovative ways of supporting bereaved children, including presentations at the ADEC through the Learning Institute at the Sick Kids Centre for Community Mental Health.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Liana Lowenstein maintains a private practice and receives compensation as a consultant. She receives royalties as a published author. Liana Lowenstein receives a speaking honorarium, book, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Liana Lowenstein is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy, and the Association for Play Therapy.
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Game Therapy: What it Is, Why it Works, and Who it’s For
Getting Started with Games in Play Therapy: Considerations for Game Selection, Client Fit, and Therapeutic Setup
Clinical Skills: Game-Based Assessment, Skill-Building, and Processing
Game-Based Play Therapy in Action: Case Studies and Activity Demonstrations
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