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Sunshine Circles

Sunshine Circles adapts Theraplay’s child and family modality of play therapy from a dyadic parent-child intervention to a group format for schools. Sunshine Circles are play therapy-based groups with adult-directed structured sessions with playful, nurturing, and cooperative activities that enhance the emotional well-being of children. Experience of working in a classroom setting is required. 

Learning Objectives

  • Apply Theraplay principles to group play therapy treatment in a school setting

  • Adapt skills from Group Theraplay to use in a school setting through practice

  • Demonstrate how to adapt Group Theraplay with various populations 

  • Interpret negative classroom behaviors through a trauma-focused lens

Features

  • Teacher, social worker, and counselor specific

  • Engage hard to reach children

Upcoming Trainings

  • Level Two Theraplay & MIM
    Level Two Theraplay & MIM
    Level Two Theraplay & MIM
    Mon, 06 May
    Sydney
    06 May 2024, 9:00 am – 08 May 2024, 5:00 pm
    Sydney , 111 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
    06 May 2024, 9:00 am – 08 May 2024, 5:00 pm
    Sydney , 111 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
    Level Two Theraplay training is intended for therapists who have been implementing the Theraplay treatment protocol within their practice for at least 6 months. It is an opportunity to come together as clinicians and review Theraplay cases, share ideas, and learn from one another’s experience.
  • Sunshine Circles
    Sunshine Circles
    Sunshine Circles
    Thu, 09 May
    Greater Geelong
    09 May 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 10 May 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Greater Geelong, 31-39 Kensington Rd, Leopold VIC 3224, Australia
    09 May 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 10 May 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Greater Geelong, 31-39 Kensington Rd, Leopold VIC 3224, Australia
    Learn how to introduce this amazing, evidence based, social-emotional development group to your school.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Tue, 14 May
    Melbourne
    14 May 2024, 9:00 am – 17 May 2024, 5:00 pm
    Melbourne, 1 Queen St Melbourne VIC 3000
    14 May 2024, 9:00 am – 17 May 2024, 5:00 pm
    Melbourne, 1 Queen St Melbourne VIC 3000
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Mon, 20 May
    Brisbane
    20 May 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 23 May 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Brisbane, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia
    20 May 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 23 May 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Brisbane, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
  • Sunshine Circles
    Sunshine Circles
    Sunshine Circles
    Thu, 13 June
    Brisbane
    13 June 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 14 June 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Brisbane, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia
    13 June 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 14 June 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Brisbane, 24 Gaskell St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113, Australia
    Learn how to introduce this amazing, evidence based, social-emotional development group to your school.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Mon, 17 June
    Canberra
    17 June 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 20 June 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Canberra, 84 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612, Australia
    17 June 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 20 June 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Canberra, 84 Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612, Australia
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Tue, 13 Aug
    Townsville
    13 Aug 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 16 Aug 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Townsville, 23 Palmer St, South Townsville QLD 4810, Australia
    13 Aug 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 16 Aug 2024, 5:00 pm AEST
    Townsville, 23 Palmer St, South Townsville QLD 4810, Australia
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Mon, 04 Nov
    Surfers Paradise
    04 Nov 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 08 Nov 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Surfers Paradise, 42 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia
    04 Nov 2024, 9:00 am AEST – 08 Nov 2024, 4:30 pm AEST
    Surfers Paradise, 42 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
  • Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Level One Theraplay & MIM
    Mon, 25 Nov
    Adelaide
    25 Nov 2024, 9:00 am – 28 Nov 2024, 5:00 pm
    Adelaide, 1 South Tce, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
    25 Nov 2024, 9:00 am – 28 Nov 2024, 5:00 pm
    Adelaide, 1 South Tce, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia
    Theraplay® is an evidenced-based, attachment-focused intervention utilising non-symbolic, interactional play to re-create experiences of secure attachment formation between parent and child.
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