Beyond Bright: Play Therapy for the Unique Needs of Gifted Children is an introductory training designed for clinicians working with gifted and twice-exceptional (2e) children - part of the neurodiversity spectrum - through play therapy.
This training bridges the world of giftedness and twice-exceptionality with Adlerian Play Therapy theory and techniques. You’ll learn how traits like asynchronous development, heightened sensitivity, and perfectionism impact the therapeutic process, how challenges such as anxiety or social isolation can emerge in play, and how to use strengths like creativity, problem-solving, and deep curiosity as pathways for growth.
Walk away with practical, play-based tools to help gifted and 2e children thrive both inside and beyond the playroom.
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Learn at least three distinguishing factors between gifted traits, high academic achievement, and potential co-occurring conditions, such as ADHD, autism, or anxiety disorders, to provide more accurate and effective play therapy support.
Identify at least three common social-emotional characteristics of gifted children, including intensity, perfectionism, and asynchronous development, and their impact on Adlerian play therapy.
Explore and learn to implement at least three specialized play therapy interventions that support the emotional regulation, creativity, and cognitive complexity of gifted children through an Adlerian lens.
Identify at least three common struggles, such as anxiety, impostor syndrome, social isolation, and heightened sensitivity in gifted children, at least three common themes, and the four Crucial Cs associated with those struggles observable through play therapy.
Learn at least three support techniques to equip caregivers and educators with insights and tools to support the emotional well-being and development of gifted children beyond the play therapy setting.
Learn to identify at least three common unique strengths of gifted children, within the context of an Adlerian approach, to promote balanced and effective play therapy outcomes.
All sales of recorded training sessions are final. Once purchased, there are no refunds or returns available. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to providing you with valuable content and insights through our recorded sessions.
This recorded training offers 6 non-contact Continued Education credits. To earn your CE certificate you will need to complete the post test with at least an 80%. A New Hope Therapy Center, our sister organization and partner for trainings and workshops, is an Approved CE Provider for the Association for Play Therapy™ (APT™) - Approved Provider. Furthermore, A New Hope Academy has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7816. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A New Hope Academy is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. Please check with your state or other licensing board regarding their acceptance of these CEs.
Upon purchase, you'll have 30 days of access to recordings, handouts, and post-tests. Access extension requests must be made before expiration.
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