Therapeutic Tale Course
This course equips psychology professionals with storytelling, metaphors, and play-based techniques to help traumatized children around age 8 build emotional regulation, involve caregivers, and implement safe, culturally sensitive interventions. It covers trauma foundations, metaphor use, practical tools like drawing and puppets, assessment-driven tale selection, progress monitoring, parent involvement, and ethical practices for immediate application.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Discover how to create and deliver short, impactful story sessions for children aged about 8 facing trauma and PTSD. Master trauma basics, metaphor power, and hands-on tools including drawing, role-play, puppets, and guided imagery. Get step-by-step plans for selecting tales based on assessments, tracking progress, engaging parents, upholding ethics, and adapting culturally for instant use in practice.
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Develop skills
- Plan therapeutic storytelling sessions with structure, pacing, and follow-up tasks.
- Craft trauma-informed tales using safe symbols, regulation cues, and gentle exposure.
- Match stories to clinical goals by aligning metaphors with symptoms and child interests.
- Engage families with story-based homework, caregiver scripts, and support tools.
- Document ethically by linking story symbols to targets, culture, consent, and safety.
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