Virtual Experience Day 2024

Mini Classes

• Benefits of Play and Play Therapy

  This mini-class explores the profound impact of play and play therapy across the lifespan. Participants will delve into the evidence supporting play as a therapeutic modality. The session will highlight key benefits, including emotional expression, trauma processing, and relationship building. Through interactive discussions and case study analyses, students will gain insights into the importance of play and the neurobiology of play therapy. This concise yet comprehensive overview aims to equip graduate-level social work students with foundational knowledge and skills to enhance their understanding of all things PLAY.

  Taught by Clinical Associate Professor Julianne Mitchell

• Weighing our Worth: An Introduction to weight stigma and weight inclusive practice

  This mini-class begins by introducing the concept of weight stigma and how body weight and appearance is a part of our intersectional identity (and a source of potential privilege or discrimination). Next, we examine how weight stigma infiltrates public health messaging and the potential harms of that stigma. We will briefly review some of the science that supports taking a weight-inclusive approach to health and mental health practice. We end the mini class discussing some brief recommendations for clinical practice.

  Taught by Assistant Professor Erin Harrop.