Anxiety is an underlying problem for many of the children we see in our daily work. This workshop will explore play therapy interventions as a way of teaching clients to take care of anxiety-provoking situations. Participants will try out interventions for relaxation, externalization and resolution of anxiety.

By the end of this workshop, the participant will be able to:

1) Cite at least 3 presenting problems in a referral for play therapy that may have anxiety as a co-existing, or even as the root, problem.

2) Examine both external, and internal, causes of anxiety.

3) Identify at least 2 play therapy interventions for relaxation, for externalization, and for resolution of anxiety.

4) Come up with a plan that a client could use that utilizes play therapy techniques to minimize anxious responses to triggering situations.