Welcome to the PRETEND Facilitator Training Program! This course was designed to train clinicians and other service providers on how to correctly deliver the PRETEND Program. Through this course, you will learn about the developmental and psychological principles behind the PRETEND Program, strategies for working with children, and tools for increasing pertinent play skills to improve social cognition, emotional understanding, and peer-to-peer skills.
The course contains 6 modules. Modules will consist of a brief video, followed by a brief knowledge check reviewing the material presented in the video.
Please review the Intervention Schedule located in the Resource Library to better understand the flow of the intervention.
After completing this training program, you will be able to deliver the PRETEND Intervention Program using the PRETEND Program Implementation course!
You must be enrolled in this course before you begin. Login with an existing account or Register with a new account to access this course.
This course is password protected. If you are interested in enrolling, or have any additional questions/concerns, please contact the Case Western Reserve University Neurodevelopment Research Lab at neurodevelopmentresearchlab@gmail.com.
Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 6 Lessons
- Lifetime
- Module 1: Introduction to the PRETEND Program2
- Module 2: How to be a Play Facilitator2
- Module 3: Building Emotional Understanding2
- Module 4: Building Emotional Regulation and Problem-Solving Skills2
- Module 5: Increasing Play Complexity2
- Module 6: Building Flexibility in Play2
Target audiences
- Play Facilitators