Working to help clients improve their lives is no easy task. Separating a client from their symptoms is extremely difficult and can often make it impossible to conceptualize a case. Adlerian Play Therapy offers a simple, yet fascinating way to conceptualize clients that will optimize the services we provide. In particular, this training aims to teach those in attendance about Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s for the purpose of conceptualization and treatment in play therapy. Specifically, trainees will learn what Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s are, why they are useful, and strategies to enhance them in clients in play therapy. Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s are guaranteed to change the lens through which you view the world.

Learning Objectives:

1. Trainees will gain a basic understanding of the Adlerian Play Therapy concepts of Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s.
2. Trainees will learn about the relationship that Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s have with their client’s symptoms in the context of play therapy.
3. Trainees will learn strategies for enhancing Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s in play therapy with clients.
4. Trainees will learn techniques to teach Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s to their clients in play therapy for utilization in multiple environments.
5. Trainees will learn about the research that exists supporting the use of Adlerian Play Therapy and its concepts in the mental health field.
6. Trainees will learn about their own Personality Priorities and Crucial C’s and the role they play in the work they provide as a play therapist, as well as daily life.