Gil Institute partners and staff are available upon request to provide presentations and workshops on a variety of topics. Several of Gil Institute’s staff have presentation and teaching experience, and offer the following topics to present. Please contact Gil Institute directly if you have a unique training request not listed here.

• Extended Play-Based Developmental Assessments
• Emotional Impact of Abuse/Neglect on Children and Adolescents
• Childhood Anxiety and Depression
• The Potential Impact on School Performance for a Traumatized Child
• Trauma and Abuse: Sensitive Collaboration between Schools and Clinicians
• Parenting Issues Related to Grief and Loss
• Multicultural Considerations for Therapy
• The Use of Play and Expressive Therapies (including Sand Therapy) in Clinical Practice
• The Impact of Separation / Divorce on Childhood
• Boundary Project Assessment and Treatment Program
• Psychoeducation: Sexual Abuse of Children and Adolescents

• Psychoeducation: Problem Sexual Behaviors in Young and Latency Aged Children Workshops and Presentations for Parents
• Presentation on Effective Treatment Interventions for Clinicians
• Effective Family-Focused Interventions for In-Home Counselors
• The Stigma of Mental Illness: Understanding the Scope and Impact on Clients

 

DR. ELIANA GIL'S STARBRIGHT TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR CHILD & FAMILY PLAY THERAPY 

Gil Institute is proudly affiliated with Dr. Eliana Gil's Starbright Training Institute.  STI is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and Dr. Gil and colleagues have provided workshops since 1989. Dr. Gil, Gil Institute staff, and invited guests will present two- to four-day trainings. Starbright Training programs are provided in a comfortable setting, and small group formats. These trainings always include opportunities for experiential work utilizing expressive arts, didactic presentations, and clinical group discussions.   There are no more than 15 participants at each training which is conducive to building trust and clinical camaraderie.

Please visit www.starbrighttraininginstitute.com for schedule and registration information.

 

GIL INSTITUTE IS THE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER FOR THE THERAPLAY INSTITUTE. 

"Theraplay is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun. Theraplay interactions focus on four essential qualities found in parent-child relationships: Structure, Engagement, Nurture, and Challenge. Theraplay sessions create an active, emotional connection between the child and parent or caregiver, resulting in a changed view of the self as worthy and lovable and of relationships as positive and rewarding." - The Theraplay Institute