Play Counseling Training
Play is children's language. Once we understand this language, we can step into children's emotional worlds and assist them with their struggles. The 12-week Play Counseling training is designed to enhance specialists' knowledge and skills in understanding and making sense of play. Basic concepts and techniques will be presented. Video demonstrations and practical analyses will also be utilized.
Training Details:
- A certificate of participation will be awarded at the end of the 12-week training.
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Elif Akdağ Göcek
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Elif Akdag Gocek founded the Clinical Psychology Master's Program – Child/Adolescent Sub-track at Istanbul Bilgi University in 2012 and directed the program until 2021. She continues to teach graduate courses as a part-time faculty member in the same department. She completed her doctorate in 'School and Child Clinical Psychology' at Canada - University of Toronto (OISE). She holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Clinical Psychology from Bogazici University. Dr. Akdag Gocek worked as a psychologist at Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Child Psychiatry between 1992-1998. Following her PhD, she worked as a founding faculty member at Yeditepe University Psychology Department between 2007-2012. In her doctoral thesis, she researched mothers' capacity to mentalize their children and emotional availability, and her thesis was published abroad as a book. She served as the President of the Turkey Infant Mental Health Association between 2015-2021. She currently continues as vice president in the same association. Dr. Gocek provides consultation for children, adolescents, and their families, and continues to carry out joint projects with Non-Governmental Organizations in many fields.