Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Emotions
This practical one-day workshop explores developmental and practical considerations in working therapeutically with children with a broad range of emotional difficulties. It provides the opportunity to learn a range of new creative activities that can be used in therapy with preschool and primary aged children and their families. This will be a small, hands-on workshop with limited places (35 maximum). If you don’t have our book or you would prefer an interactive learning experience this workshop is for you.
We also have an online version of this workshop that is self-paced and always open for registrations. You’ll find the details here.
In this workshop you will
- Learn what is different about child work
- Learn how to adapt therapy for different age groups
- Learn how to work effectively with children and families
- Gain practical skills for helping children to express and manage emotions (eg., anxiety, anger, sadness)
- Learn over 30 creative activities that you can use with children and families (many of these are included in our book, ‘Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings’)
- Explore fun therapy activities with opportunities for hands-on practice
- Gain 6 hours of active CPD
Cost
- Early bird $370 incl GST (ends one month prior)
- Standard $420 incl GST
- From July 2024, $390 inc GST for early bird and $440 inc GST for standard
You will receive
- A hard copy of the book ‘Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings: A Therapists Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children’, RRP AUS$56.99.
- Handouts including the slides and detailed write-ups of additional therapy activities.
- Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.
Special Offer – Double Deal: Register for this workshop and our ‘Playful, Practical and Purposeful Approaches to Childhood Anxiety’ workshop for a discounted price of $710 inc GST (in Sydney 10th May) or $740 (in Gold Coast 3rd August). You’ll find further information about the anxiety workshop here.
A group discount is available for groups of 5 or more booking together.
Who is this workshop for
This workshop is for therapists who work with children and families. This includes psychologists, social workers, counsellors, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and other mental health clinicians.
The workshop is suitable for both less and more experienced therapists. It provides a solid grounding in child work and is suitable for therapists are new to this area. More experienced clinicians have also enjoyed the practical focus of the workshop and the opportunity to learn new activities to integrate into their work.
We also offer this workshop as an online program for those who prefer online learning.
Registrations now open
Participant numbers are limited and places usually fill early. Follow the links below for details about booking terms, pricing and early-bird dates.
All workshops run for a single day only from 9am-4pm.
Workshop dates and locations
Melbourne 19th April 2024 – Vibe Hotel, 1 Queen St, Melbourne
Sydney 9th May 2024 – Vibe Hotel, 111 Goulburn St, Sydney
Gold Coast 2nd August 2024 – Rydges Gold Coast Airport
We also run our workshops in other Australian cities and are happy for organisations to host us. Please email us if you would like to discuss this option.