WELCOME
At Red Shoe Play Therapy Training Centre, our courses are carefully developed to enhance your knowledge and practical skills in play-based interventions with children who are in need of therapeutic support. We believe that play is a powerful tool for healing and growth, and we are committed to helping you to become skilled in assisting children therapeutically through play and art-based interventions. Thank you for choosing Red Shoe Play Therapy Training Centre. Although based in South Africa, our trainings are attended globally. Please send email to rindablom@gmail.com to arrange training for a group of therapists in your country
Looking for workshops that combine theory and practical skills in assessing and treating children through play, art-based, and sand tray activities? Look no further! Our workshops are designed to focus on specific aspects of child therapy and how to develop therapeutic interventions and treatment plans accordingly. Contact us today to learn more about our available CPD accredited trainings and how they can suit your needs. With more than 31 years' of experience, Dr Rinda Blom has the knowledge and skills to guide you on your journey to become skilled in the field of child, play-based and play therapy
Workshops
Our workshops are designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in play-based, art-based, and sand tray interventions with children. We also offer training in assessment using projective techniques and analyzing children's drawings and sand trays. Additionally, we have a separate workshop for working with parents, as they play a crucial role in mental health interventions with children. Each workshop focuses on specific areas of child and play therapy to improve your treatment planning skills.
New workshop
Treating complex trauma in teenagers
25 hours online training via zoom (after hours)
including 300 slides study manual
CPD points
HPCSA 22 Clinical and 5 Ethical
28 Oct-4 Nov 2024 (excluding 3 Nov)
The following aspects are included in this most comprehensive trauma treatment workshop we offer:
Treating complex trauma in teenagers
What is psychological trauma?
What happens in the psyche of the traumatised teenager?
Trauma and the brain
The right brain and emotional regulation
The difference between implicit and explicit memories
The brain and body’s emotional stress response
Where does it all start? The relationship between the infant, the caregiver and the emotional right brain
The development of resonance between mother and baby
The effect of timing on the relational trauma
Attachment styles and complex relational trauma in teenagers
The insecure avoidant attachment style
The insecure ambivalent attachment style
The disorganised attachment style
Secure attachment and earned secure attachment
How does dissociation develop?
The structural dissociation model
Signs and symptoms of structural dissociated parts
Dissociation in teenagers
Important principles in the therapeutic process with teenagers and complex trauma
Important aspects of being a trauma-wise therapist
Phases in the therapeutic process
Phase 1: Assessment
Assessment activities, scales and questionnaires
Core dissociative aspects to assess
Important assessment questions to ask
Projective techniques for assessment
Phase 2: Psycho-education
Important considerations in psycho-education
The language of triggers and triggering
Connecting symptoms to triggers
Common posttraumatic triggers
The therapist as auxiliary cortex
Being a neuro-biological regulator
Activities to use during psycho-education
Phase 3: Skills for emotional regulation and strengthening of the ego
Transformative witnessing
Activities for affect regulation
Activities for grounding
Breathing activities
The dissociation kit for teenagers
Skills to stay in the here-and-now and not go there
Pendulation
The calm/safe/happy place
Creating a safe place in the sand
Phase 3: continue
Imaginary containers
My circle of safe people
Nature as resource
Orienting for hyper- and hypoarousal
Interoception and bodily awareness
Activities to enhance body awareness
Mindfulness, elements of mindfulness and mindfulness skills
Ways to teach mindfulness skills
Connecting with strengths, inner and outer resources
Self-havening touch
Considerations before moving to phase 4
Phase 4: Trauma-reprocessing
Goals in phase 4
Activities for trauma reprocessing
Free journaling
Building boundary awareness
Dual awareness
Working at the edges of affect tolerance
Important considerations in recognising parts and the role they play
Applying grounding skills
The therapist as auxiliary cortex
Parts work
Characteristics of parts
Examples of parts
Introducing parts to adolescents
The internal dialogue technique
Mapping parts on the body outline
Parts work practical work
Ways to achieve dual awareness
Sand tray directives
Mandala work and parts work
The building blocks of internal attachment repair
Negative-positive cognitions
Sand tray work with negative beliefs
How do we know when trauma is processed?
Addressing eating disorders, addictions and other self-destructive behaviours in teenagers
Phase 5: Posttraumatic growth
Aspects to address during this phase
Goals of posttraumatic growth
Resilience practices
The tree of life practical exercise
Connecting to self-compassion
Red Shoe Play-based interventions two-year certificate course
In this two-year training, course participants complete five course modules, which include all CPD accredited workshops, as well as a supervised practical modules with child clients and parents, after completing each workshop. This training is your opportunity to develop knowledge, skills and competencies in play-based and advanced play-based (play therapy), as well as sand tray work, working with parents and creative interventions with traumatised children and adolescents, under the skilled supervision of Dr Rinda Blom, where she shares her treasures of 31 years' experience of play therapy and play therapy training
There are two intakes per year, namely January and July
The next intake is January 2025
For complete information about the course, structure and intake requirements,
For course payment schedule,
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This was a great experience. I will definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Play Therapy. Rinda shared so much of her experience and wisdom. It was fun, challenging, playful, and we learned at a fast pace. Thank you Rinda for an absolute amazing course. Elmarie Joubert
What an amazing experience! I was contemplating between doing the modules one at a time or the 2 year program and finally decided to just go for the 2 years. I grew so much with doing this course - Being in a field of psychology I always feel you can never learn enough♥️ Each module has its own purpose and direction, which is just as helpful as each child that comes for therapy is a unique soul. Our 2 year group has all become family, the supervision helps you grow and Dr Rinda is always there to help and guide you through it. Would definitely recommend this course to every occupation that works with children, and if you one day wish to become a mum this can also help you tremendously, as you are thought to help children reach their best self ♥️
Lize-Marie Louwrens
