Building upon the theoretical foundations of Gestalt therapy, this course emphasizes the methods of Gestalt play therapy, role-play, and psychodrama by using puppet play, dramatic
enactment, art, floor play, sand tray, and stories. The course also covers the Gestalt approach to assessment, limit-setting, goal-setting, the developing sense of self, and the therapeutic environment.
Other Credits: BBS, APT: 7 CE Hrs. APT Approved Provider 98-046.
Note: Applies toward the Certificate in Play Therapy.
While the Department of Psychiatry is aware of the research on the efficacy of play therapy*, it cannot specifically endorse each play therapy intervention included in each class in the play therapy certificate program.
* http://www.a4pt.org/?page=Research
Course Number: PSY-40239
Credit: 0.50 unit(s)
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences department at 858-534-9262 or unexhealthcare@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.