Objectives:

• Discuss the intersecting histories of play therapy with expressive therapies 

• Discuss information from the relational neurosciences as it applies to expressive play therapy

• Identify play therapy materials that need more therapist mastery for effective use in order to foster emotional wellness

• Describe the application of advanced play therapy techniques to client use of expressive materials

• Demonstrate play therapy techniques related to expressive use of art materials

• Demonstrate play therapy techniques integrated with expressing writing and storytelling to help facilitate communication