Traumatic events: Using play to manage the present and prepare for the future
Mon, Mar 27
|Lugano, Switzerland
Play is an innate motivational circuit and a fundamental tool for children's growth and well-being. The training presented by Isabella Cassina and Claudio Mochi introduces the use of the therapeutic power of play in educational settings for managing highly stressful and potentially traumatic events.
Time & Location
Mar 27, 2023, 9:00 AM GMT+2 – Mar 31, 2023, 4:30 PM GMT+2
Lugano, Switzerland
About the Event
Building on the neuroscientific assumption that play is an innate motivational circuit (Panksepp, 2009) and a fundamental tool for children's growth and well-being, this training presented by Isabella Cassina and Claudio Mochi introduces the application of the therapeutic powers of play (Schaefer & Drewes, 2014) in educational settings for managing highly stressful and potentially traumatic events for children.
Among the various reasons supporting play as a versatile and ideal tool for managing the present and preparing for possible future stressful experiences is the evidence that play represents a space and time that the child can control, and it is this feeling of control, rather than actual control, that is an essential element in the development of a positive mental health condition (Landreth, 1995).
Moments of free play as well as specific play activities appropriate to children's needs and age allow them to provide needed experiences in one or more areas…