Presentations

Dawn Chalker is available to provide presentations to parent groups, schools, and professional organizations:

Play Therapy: Theories and Techniques
Includes a survey of different play therapy theories and the opportunity to learn and experience play therapy techniques.

Helping the Child With Selective Mutism
Informs therapists, parents, and school staff about Selective Mutism and how to help the SM child communicate at home, school and in the community. Also provides information regarding additional resources.

Divorce: How Can You Help Your Child?
Helps parents view divorce from a child's perspective. This presentation was developed after years of facilitating children's divorce groups. Brochure available.

Helping Your Child Manage Stress
Presents strategies for parents to use with their children to help manage the stress in children's lives.

Improving Relationships/Managing Conflicts
Learn more about useful and peaceful ways to manage conflicts with other people. Can be geared toward children or adults. Presenter trained in conflict management with Community Board of California and Peaceworks in Florida.

Help Children Manage Divorce with Play Therapy
Helps therapists understand the effects of divorce on children and how play therapy can help..

Play Therapy across the Lifespan
Focuses on how some play therapy techniques can be used with children, adolescents and adults to enhance the therapeutic experience.

Play Therapy at School
Provides an overview of play therapy theories and offers creative activities for use by school staff.