Using Canva to Engage Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy

Course overview

Canva is a digital creation platform that allows you to create, express, and let your imagination run wild! It provides the opportunity to create your own flyers, cards, images, worksheets, brochures, games, and more. These items are commonly used as mediums in directive play therapies such as Group Play Therapy, Adlerian Play Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy in order to target specific goals. In this training, you will gain a basic understanding of what Canva is used for, the tips and tricks for use, and ways to incorporate its use in your play therapy sessions. If you are technologically challenged, there is no need to fear! I will provide step by step instructions for using Canva seamlessly and you will have time to practice with live support! You will be provided with the opportunity to practice using basic play therapy skills throughout the creation of your resources with your clients as well as how to process what you have created together. You will learn different ways to allow your clients to express themselves creatively through Canva both as their own self care outside of session and collaboratively with you as the therapist. Using this modality allows you to truly tailor your play therapy interventions to the needs and interests of your clients. Using this modality allows you to truly tailor your play therapy interventions to the needs and interests of your clients. This also allows your clients to use metaphor and images as their "words" that may not be present in your playroom with physical toys.