Harnessing the Force: Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy® through a Star Wars Lens
Join an intergalactic journey where the Force meets the felt sense. In this 2-hour training, participants explore how mindfulness-based play therapy can support regulation, presence, and healing in clients of all ages. Using symbolism,…
About this course
Join an intergalactic journey where the Force meets the felt sense. In this 2-hour training, participants explore how mindfulness-based play therapy can support regulation, presence, and healing in clients of all ages. Using symbolism, characters, and narrative arcs from the Star Wars universe, the course demonstrates creative, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed ways to integrate mindfulness strategies into play therapy.
What you'll learn
Course Content4 lessons
- Video PresentationVideo
- HandoutsDownload
- EvaluationEvaluation
- QuizQuiz
Your instructor
Maria Laquerre-Diego
Maria LaQuerre-Diego is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. She is the CEO and founder of a play therapy program that supports clinicians working toward Registered Play Therapist certification with the Association for Play Therapy. She also works to address stigma around mental health services through the use of pop culture, has spoken about mental health at El Paso ComiCon, served in leadership roles with the New Mexico Association for Play Therapy and the New Mexico Association for Marriage and Family Therapists, and has provided training to clinicians around the country.