Toy Story In The Playroom

About this Event

In this course, participants will delve into the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of play, exploring its significant therapeutic potential and its overall impact on well-being. They will investigate play therapy as a modality, assessing its effectiveness in treating a range of mental health symptoms and its application in clinical practice. Additionally, participants will analyze the representation of children’s play in the Disney film Toy Story, using this analysis to gain deeper insights into a child’s developmental processes and inner world, enriching their understanding of how play influences growth and emotional expression.

Disability Accommodations

It is the responsibility of the Individual to contact Geek Therapeutics to request disability accommodations at Hello@geektherapeutics.com.   

Geek Therapeutics is committed to helping each student reach his/her academic potential and to providing every student equal opportunity to participate in and engage with the course.  In keeping with this commitment, effort has been made to develop accessible learning materials that provide equal access.  Please contact Geek Therapeutics immediately if access to course materials is restricted due to a disability so the issue(s) can be resolved in a timely manner.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will explore the mental, emotional, and physical benefits of play, examining its therapeutic potential and overall impact on well-being.
• Participants will examine play therapy as a therapeutic modality, investigating its application and efficacy in treating various mental health symptoms.
• Participants will analyze the representation of children’s play in the Disney film Toy Story, utilizing this understanding to gain deeper insights into a child’s world and developmental processes.

Course Instructor:

My name is Alan Sivakumaran. I am current LPC, CCPT, and RPT in process. I currently work for a non-profit organization called the Telos Project in Fort Worth, Texas. I am a huge fan of the MCU, Disney, Pixar, and DFW Sports.

Continuing Education Credits:

Psychologists: Geek Therapeutics is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Counselors: Geek Therapeutics has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7042. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Social Workers: Geek Therapeutics, #1769, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Geek Therapeutics maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/19/2022 – 05/19/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 continuing education credits.

Play Therapists:  Geek Therapeutics has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, No. 21-649. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Geek Therapeutics is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Other Professions: This activity qualifies for the specified number of hours of instructional