Many therapists are interested in offering therapy to children via the web. These interactions can be meaningful and provide the clients with essential personal space within the shelter at home environment. Here are some resources and ideas that other therapists have shared.
Youtube
Tammy Van Hollander: Day by Day Activities and Insights https://youtu.be/D9hEcN8tgnc
Karen Wolfe: Parent Child Tele Play Therapy Training- https://youtu.be/oWh0T2RM4-c
Facebook:
Tele-PLAY Therapy Resources and Support
Play Therapy and EMDR Therapy Conversations
Creative Play Therapists: Tele-Play Therapy
FREE GROUP: The Sandtray Movement
Groups, Organizations, & Training
The Theraplay Institute: Some free, many paid resources https://theraplay.org/
Coursera: Now providing free courses Psychological First Aid Link Tele-PLAY Therapy Resources and Support Public Group https://www.teleplaytherapy.com creativeplaytherapist.com ›
For Parents
https://cpt.unt.edu/child-parent-relationship-therapy-certification
PBS How to talk to Kids about Corona Virus- LINK
Sesame Street Caring for Each Other in Crisis- LINK
Calendar of Virtual Fieldtrips- LINK
Tele-Play Activities to Start Off:
· Sharing toys and stories with toys
· Painting Rocks (And hiding around neighborhood for others to find)
· COVID-19 Time Capsules
· Puppets with Socks or Paper Bags
· Virtual Sandtray: Ideas for Virtual Sandtray Google Shared Doc
· Fantasy Island Creation, FI with Imagery
· Fairy Village
· Virtual Uno Game: https://play.unofreak.com
· Chalking Family Maps & Expression- Youtube Video
· Feelings Check Up and Post in Window Rainbows
· Window Teddy Bears for Kids on Walks to Find
· Origami
· Progressive Storytelling
· Verbal Games: Never have I ever, Im going to.., choose one
Bibliotherapy with Accompanied Activities
· Moon with Howling and Calm vs Wild practice
· Feelings Monster with creation of own monster bottle for feelings rocks
· Even Superheros Have Bad Days with art “good/bad actions vs good/bad guys”
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