About this course

Learning Objectives

• 1. List 3 ways to facilitate a neurodivergent-affirming environment, goals, and interactions.
• 2. Describe "Compassionate Care" and offer 2 examples of assent for children.
• 3. List 2 ways to share a Diagnosis with a child and their family, if it is desired.
• 4. Describe 3 evidence-based strategies a therapist can implement in their playroom to enhance progress.
• 5. List 2 Formalized approaches and theories, that are currently readily available to clinicians to access as modular enhancements to treatment.

Learning Levels

• Introductory to Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA, RPT-S

  Executive Director, Our Village

  Monica Fyfe, MFT, BCBA, RPT-S is the founder and Executive Director of Our Village, a 501c3 non-profit agency. She is also the owner of a group practice for play therapy called Play 2 Learn in Torrance, CA. Monica is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, and a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. Monica is a Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider, a Level 1 Fidelity Therapist in JASPER, a Foundational Theraplay® Practitioner, and a Certified PEERS® Social Skills Group Facilitator for Pre-School, Adolescents and Young Adults.

  In addition, Monica is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine University and Antioch University, Los Angeles, in their graduate programs. Monica also is an Instructor in UC San Diego's Play Therapy Certification program.

  She is also a mom of two teenagers. And also loves to write creatively. Monica is a children's author of the popular bibliotherapy series, "Welcome to Petsville: Stories of Pets and the Humans they Help and Love" including current stories entitled, "Sibling Shenanigans" and "Tumbling Towers."

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