Playful ways to connect with children

Many of us ‘grownups’ used to play as if our lives depended on it when we were young. In a way that is true. So much of our lives then and now do depend on it.

Play has never been more relevant than exactly at this time in our history marred by Covid. What does it mean to play effectively and how does it contribute to the emotional well-being of our children. We invite you to our workshop on 27 August 08:30-12:30

Outcomes

* To learn what play really is
* Consider playful ways to connect with children
* Practical games that enhance social and emotional development

Payment

R 450 per person or R 280 per person for group entry of 5+ participants

Use bank details for EFT or pay now below.

Bank details: ABSA Cheque account 406 725 8321 | Branch Code 335 545 (Hatfield) | Notification to finances@coramdeo.co.za | Reference: PWC+[Surname]+[Initials]

Individual payment

Group payment

Please calculate by multiplying your group size with R280 and use EFT payment method.

When

Saturday 27 August July 08:30-12:30

Where

Online video participation link for Zoom will be provided to registered participants between 24-26 August. We’ll be happy to test your connection with you during that week leading up to the workshop if technology scares you a bit.

Communication

A Zoom link to the online course will be emailed to registered participants. Please always look in your spam folder should you perhaps not receive a link.

Presenter

More about Erika: In 2003 Erika received her M.Th. degree in Pastoral Narrative Therapy at UNISA in which she focused on challenging bullying as part of conducting research into pastoral playful care with children.
She was one of the originating members of the Coram Deo counselling centre in its early day during 1999 where she pioneered the children’s unit focusing on playful approaches. She is the author of the children’s book ‘Tjommaland.’ Ideas informing her work include narrative therapy, TherapyPlay, the spiritual child, ethical ways of being with children.

Recognition

Coram Deo has been a counselling and training centre for the past twenty year. We are known for pastoral care and narrative therapy and on occasion collaborate with different helping practitioners to bring a unique offering to parents, teachers, counselling students and other helping practitioners. Because we work across a range of professions it makes pre-registration with all the professional bodies for CDP points, administratively nearly impossible.

All Coram Programmes are recognised automatically by the interdisciplinary professional association SignoPro. Due to the need and responsiveness needed this workshop is not at the time pre-registered at various other professional bodies across disciplines, example HPCSA, CPSC, COMENSA, SACE, SABPP, others.

Signo Professional is the only professional association that offers CPD recognition (with Signo) across multiple helping disciplines. On request Signo will offer a statement of learning and development to its members that they can them submit as a portfolio of learning to their professional body towards the end of the year.

There are some bodies that recognise training after events if a log and certification can be presented. Towards this end, such is provided by Coram Deo and where relevant practice numbers and, or, school information can be included on the certificate.

Technology

We will be using Zoom conferencing. A link will be provided.

Attendees may convene in a group if each person does not have the necessary internet connection to join individually. In this case the group leader will please need to keep an attendance register for us to confirm attendance. Send this to us as soon as possible afterwards.

We run various programmes in our annual intake of narrative counselling training and for those students (which might help you also) we have written down some best practices to thrive in online learning.

You are also more than welcome to get the setup tested prior to the event.

The basic idea for attending in a group is that (depending on group size) participants will need to see and hear clearly. It is also highly advisable that someone in the group sits at the computer/laptop to act as the local facilitator. This person will mute/unmute as required for conversation and thus contributes to giving the learning a personal feel. If the group is large, spontaneous feedback in your group (speaking) won’t be possible but conversation can also be structured with participants coming closer to the device to speak.

Certificate

A Coram Deo certificate of attendance can be downloaded in the week after the event.

Registration form

Please note that each person, whether individual or part of a group must fill out a registration form. The group leader, in their form will have to include the first and last names of group members (or email it to us).

Fill out the form below or click on this link.