Conference Participants Learn Neuroscience Behind Play Therapy
(WorldNews Health)

Heidi Wells Richard Gaskill, keynote speaker at this year`s play therapy conference Information from the keynote speaker at this year`s U of A conference on play therapy expanded participants` knowledge of neuroscience while validating the importance of play therapy techniques. Richard Gaskill, who directs the Sumner Mental Health Center in Wellington, Kansas, spent two days in June teaching licensed counselors and counseling students the importance of understanding brain development in children during the treatment process. The U of A Office of Play Therapy Research and Training presented the conference. Professionals earned 12 continuing education credits for attending. `Dr. Gaskill taught...