Parent Learn To Play: Train the Trainer
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Prequisite |
Learn To Play Therapy – Part 1 |
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Time |
One Day: 10:30am – 4:30pm |
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Live Online Workshop (Zoom) + Pre-workshop Reading |
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About
This workshop is suitable for those who have completed Learn To Play Therapy – Part 1.
This workshop provides specific information on working with parents using the principles of Learn To Play Therapy. This course builds on the Learn To Play Therapy – Part 1 workshop as knowledge on the development of pretend play and how to assess spontaneous pretend play ability in children is assumed knowledge for participants who wish to join in this workshop.
This one day workshop explains how to include parents as part of parent-child dyads in therapy, with the majority of the workshop focussed on training participants to run the Parent Learn To Play small group course for parents. Parent Learn To Play can be either a 7 session or 12 session course for small groups of parents. Parent Learn To Play aims to build parent capacity to understand their child’s play and how to engage with and encourage their child to play. Parent-child interaction during play can build strong bonds between the child and parent.
The workshop uses small group activities through break out rooms on Zoom, to help participants think ‘on the spot’ about the development of play in a child, as this knowledge is important when working with children and parents/carers. Also covered is: principles in working with parents/carers; engaging parents; and tricky questions. Small group work will take participants through how to run one of the small group sessions with parents. All participants receive a copy of the Parent Learn To Play Facilitators Manual and Parent Handbook, which will be posted out to all registrants before the workshop.
This practical workshop would be valuable to therapists and early childhood intervention workers who work with parents and children. This workshop would be valuable for professionals, including therapists, social workers, early intervention workers, psychologists, who work with families who have children aged 12 months to 5 years who have a developmental delay.
Pre-Workshop Activities:
To read the introduction and first session in the Parent Learn To Play: Facilitator Manual and Parent Handbook (which is included in the cost of the workshop and will be posted out to you prior to the workshop).
Workshop content:
- Working with the parent in parent-child dyads
- What is Parent Learn To Play for small groups?
- Thinking on the spot about the development of play
- Principles in engaging parents
- Working with small groups of parents
- How to prepare and set up sessions for small groups for Parent Learn To Play
- Working through a session
- Tricky questions
Included Resource
The Facilitators Manual for Parent Learn to Play is designed to assist facilitators to run small group short courses for parents. It is aimed to give knowledge to parents about their child’s play, and how to engage with their child to facilitate play.
Facilitators will also receive a pdf of the Parent Handbook, both in colour and black and white. This allows the facilitators flexibility to provide the parent handbooks for parents/carers in either colour or black or white, and to present the handbook in a manner that suits the group (for example, in a folder, stapled, etc).
Discounts
Attending multiple workshops?Or 5 or more people?
- Individuals purchasing tickets to 2 or more different workshops will receive a 10% discount on the total price of the workshops. Simply add the workshops to your cart and your discount will automatically be applied at checkout.
- Organisations sending multiple staff members to the same workshop will receive a 10% discount off the total price. Simply add 5 or more tickets to the same workshop to your cart and the discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
- Discounts do not compound, the maximum discount available is 10%.
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Please note: These discounts do not apply to The Learn To Play Approach for Early Educators workshops
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Upcoming Workshops
* Updates are currently being made to this workshop, and The Facilitators Manual for Parent Learn To Play. The updated workshop and manual will be available in early 2026.
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Workshop Waitlist
We add additional workshops throughout the year based on demand. If there are no workshop tickets listed above, or they are all sold out, please fill in the form below to submit your expression of interest for any upcoming workshops, and to go on the waitlist. We will contact you when additional workshops are added.Â
| Important Info | ||
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Prequisite |
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Time |
One Day: 10:30am – 4:30pm |
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Format |
Live Online Workshop (Zoom) + Pre-workshop Reading |
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Sign up |
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Included Resource
The Facilitators Manual for Parent Learn to Play is designed to assist facilitators to run small group short courses for parents. It is aimed to give knowledge to parents about their child’s play, and how to engage with their child to facilitate play.
Facilitators will also receive a pdf of the Parent Handbook, both in colour and black and white. This allows the facilitators flexibility to provide the parent handbooks for parents/carers in either colour or black or white, and to present the handbook in a manner that suits the group (for example, in a folder, stapled, etc).
Discounts
Attending multiple workshops?Or 5 or more people?
- Individuals purchasing tickets to 2 or more different workshops will receive a 10% discount on the total price of the workshops. Simply add the workshops to your cart and your discount will automatically be applied at checkout.
- Organisations sending multiple staff members to the same workshop will receive a 10% discount off the total price. Simply add 5 or more tickets to the same workshop to your cart and the discount will be applied automatically at checkout.
- Discounts do not compound, the maximum discount available is 10%.
*
Please note: These discounts do not apply to The Learn To Play Approach for Early Educators workshops
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Cancellation and Refund Policy
To receive a full refund please advise your cancellation 8 or more days prior to the commencement of the workshop.
Cancellations made within 7 days prior to the commencement of the workshop will be refunded 50% of the original workshop fee paid.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations made within 48 hours before the commencement of the workshop.
Learn To Play reserves the right to cancel the workshop and issue a full refund of the workshop fee to registrant.