This 75-minute on-demand training offers play therapists and child mental health professionals a practical and developmentally informed exploration of how to adapt play therapy for children aged 3–4 years.
At this stage of development, children communicate primarily through movement, sensory experience, and shared interaction. When early experiences have been disrupted, their capacity for play may be limited, rigid, or dysregulated.
Working therapeutically with 3–4 year olds often requires a different stance; sessions can feel necessarily different from play therapy with older children. Practitioners may need to adopt a more active, playful, and relational presence, embracing a “we” position where play and regulation are experienced together.
Participants will explore how to support the emergence of healthy play, how to balance child-led and playful adult-led approaches, and how to work relationally with very young children in a way that protects authenticity and promotes emotional safety.
**Participants will have access to the webinar for 90 days from the date of purchase.
