The Healing Power of Play
Integrating Play Therapy and IFS for Children and Adolescents
- Speaker:
- Leslie Petruk, MA, LPC-S, NCC, BCC
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 09 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Feb 20, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150608
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
When it comes to IFS and working with children, often times clinicians have trouble getting standard treatment methods to work. You need integrated, developmentally appropriate interventions that can enhance young client’s self-awareness, emotional regulation, and ability to identify and engage young client’s self-awareness, emotional regulation, and ability to identify and engage with their parts. Join Leslie Petruk, LCMHC-S, NCC, BCC as she gives you the best of what IFS and Play therapy have to offer, all in one package! You’ll leave with:
- Specific activities and applications to use with children and adolescents
- Tools for translating common comorbidities into parts language
- Techniques to broaden treatment options through play therapy
This event is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - Healing Power of Play (9.9 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Healing Power of Play (112.5 KB) | 23 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Healing Power of Play - French (9.9 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Healing Power of Play - French (112.5 KB) | 23 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Healing Power of Play - Italian (9.9 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Healing Power of Play - Italian (112.5 KB) | 23 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Healing Power of Play - German (9.9 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Healing Power of Play - German (112.5 KB) | 23 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Healing Power of Play - Spanish (9.9 MB) | 29 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Transcript - The Healing Power of Play - Spanish (112.5 KB) | 23 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Speaker
Leslie Petruk, MA, LPC-S, NCC, BCC Related seminars and products
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This product is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with the IFS Institute and does not qualify for IFS Institute credits or certification.
Objectives
- Investigate Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy concepts, process, and techniques to broaden treatment intervention options working with children in play therapy.
- Examine how IFS therapy and play therapy theory and application complement one another.
- Utilize parts identification and mapping to begin to understand the IFS therapy process can be applied in the context of play therapy.
Outline
- Brief overview of the IFS model and how to apply to working with children and adolescents
- Explore the correlation between the tenets of play therapy and IFS therapy
- Specific applications/activities to use with children & adolescents
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Addiction Counselors
- Nurses
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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