Description:

This workshop will provide participants with the research documenting the benefits of mindfulness and the importance of self-practice as well as ideas of how to implement mindfulness in a school setting.  The session will also include the use of mindfulness practice and activities with children and adolescents in a clinical and play therapy setting.

Objectives:

Participants will:

1. Learn of play therapy  and other resources that can be used in daily practice as well as with children and adolescents.

2. Engage in mindfulness activities that increase knowledge of the benefits of  mindfulness within a play therapy session.

3.  Learn activities and techniques to use in play therapy sessions.