SHORT Courses in
Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy

Introduction
Introductory Foundation Courses
Programme for 2010/11

Introduction

Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy Courses aim to equip practitioners with both the clinical skills necessary to use the non-verbal techniques devised by Dr Margaret Lowenfeld and with an understanding of her theories which underpin her approach.

Through her observation of children's play Lowenfeld developed original projective play techniques, which facilitate effective communication between children, adolescents and their therapists. Subsequently, these techniques have been extended to families, to children with speech and language difficulties, to those who are learning disabled or deaf.

Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy developed from her view that each individual, whether child or adult, has a singular understanding of the world based upon their constitution and personal experience. Lowenfeld's use of non-verbal techniques allows the expression of the multidimensional nature of this personal experience, and of thoughts and feelings which are not accessible through words. This communication forms the basis for the therapeutic process whereby children, adolescents and families are enabled to effect change.

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Introductory Foundation Courses

The aims of the Foundation course in Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy are to:

• enable participants to appreciate the theoretical underpinnings of Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy
• enable participants to understand Lowenfeld Projective Play Therapy through experiential work* using Worlds and Mosaics
• enable participants to consider how they might incorporate Lowenfeld techniques into their own workplace.

* In experiential work each participant uses their own life experience as material for making Lowenfeld Worlds and Mosaics. Since the objective is training in Lowenfeld ‘s techniques and not therapy, participants need share only as little or as much as they feel comfortable with.

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Programme for 2010/11

SPECIAL EXPERIENTIAL DAY – 15 May 2010
There will be an opportunity for practitioners who have completed the course of two foundation days to spend a day experiencing Mosaics and Worlds supervised by the Margaret Lowenfeld Association.

Date: 15th May 2010
Time: 10am to 4.30pm
Venue:
Brookside Family Consultation Clinic,
18 Trumpington Road,
Cambridge CB22 2AH

Cost: £60.

FOUNDATION TRAINING DAYS
The Margaret Lowenfeld Association will also run two foundation training days Introducing the play therapy techniques of Worlds and Mosaics devised by Dr Margaret Lowenfeld.

Dates: 18th September 2010 and 26th February 2011
Time: 10am to 4.30pm
Venue:
Brookside Family Consultation Clinic,
18 Trumpington Road,
Cambridge CB22 2AH

Cost:
£95 for each day or £150 for both days if they are booked together in advance.

Day 1 must be completed before day 2 is taken.

For more information and to book, download application form here
or contact:
Joyce.Robinson@hertspartsft.nhs.uk or ssummers087@googlemail.com

Numbers are limited so apply as soon as possible.