COUN 5640 - Group Play Therapy

3-3

5640. Group Play Therapy. 3 hours. Philosophy and rationale for groupwork with children and preadolescents. The focus will be the goals of group play/activity therapy, the role of the play therapist, screening and selection of group members, the use of expressive arts, play, activities at various developmental stages and planning and structuring of sessions. Prerequisite(s): COUN 5700, 5740, and 5690 or consent of instructor. COUN 5690 may be taken concurrently.