Top 12 Creative Interventions for Working with Teens and Tweens
Teens and tweens present unique treatment challenges for play therapists. Adolescents are often harder to engage and may resist direct verbal communication. Play Therapy is often underused or misunderstood with adolescents. Some clinician association play therapy with young children, but play therapy is just as valuable a tool for adolescents. Many therapists have a limited understanding in the use of play therapy with teens and tweens. Learning developmentally appropriate interventions to engage teens is of vital importance to the therapeutic process.
This introductory 6-hour workshop examines 12 creative interventions for working effectively with teens and tweens through an Adlerian play therapy lens. Designed for clinicians seeking practical, developmentally responsive strategies, this workshop addresses that gap by providing practical, play therapy strategies that clinicians can use to improve engagement, treatment planning, and intervention effectiveness with teens and tweens.
Location: Mary Free Bed YMCA; 5500 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
