

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Master to Mentor: Leadership, Connection & Growth in Play Therapy
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am – Tue, 17 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: This conference aims to foster professional progression through connection, collaboration, and shared learning.About this EventMonday, February 16, 202609:00 Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country09:20 Australian Journal of Play Therapy09:30 Keynote Address - Dr Lorri YasenikMentors without boarders: Using the play therapy dimensions model as a map for navigating play therapy decision making.11:00 Morning tea11:30 Jess Bishop &amp; Danae ArmstrongIntegrative Play Therapy in the Family Violence Context12:30 Nicky Nilsson &amp; Leanne EllistonFood for Thought Play13:00 Lunch14:00 Michelle Smith &amp; Adriana SorboA Reflective Exploration of the Therapist’s Cultural Use of Self in the Playroom15:00 Afternoon tea15:30Lucy Griffin“Play is a child’s language”: Enhancing play therapy to support communication developmentRaelene DundonSupporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance using Humanistic Play Therapy16:30 -17.00Alisa Tanaka-KingDrawing the Unspoken: Using Illustration as Reflective Practice in the PlayroomNicky NilssonPlay Therapist’s Can Support Children and Families Post Natural Disaster Research____________________________________________________________________________________________________Tuesday, 17 February,202609:00 Keynote address - Dr Natalie HadiprodjoNavigating the Professional Landscape of Play Therapy in Australia and beyond.10:30 Morning tea11:00 Lesley HarveyWorking in Silos: The Experience of a Play Therapist in Geographical and Team Isolation.11:30 Amy CoxReimaging the Power of Play for 21st Century Children12:30 Lunch13:30Alyce Goss, Lucy Griffin, &amp; A/Prof Judi ParsonTele play therapyBelinda Dean &amp; Michelle PerrinReflections of medical play therapy in practice: case conceptualisation and therapeutic processes.14:00 Dr Siobhan Casey &amp; Bridget SarahRevisiting Winnicott and the transitional space: Informing clinical decision making.15:00 Afternoon tea15:30 – 17.00Spotlight 1 – ConnectionFacilitated byDr Siobhan Casey &amp; Rhiannon BreguetSpotlight 2 – LeadershipFacilitated byDr Natalie Hadiprdjo &amp; Sarah HicksonCONTACT INFORMATIONJudi Parson - Email: judi.parson@deakin.edu.au
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/melbourne/master-to-mentor-leadership-connection-and-growth-in-play-therapy/100001972872089528
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, kids, business, conferences
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 750, max: 850, currency: AUD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Melbourne
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Deakin Downtown
- **lat**: -37.8206284
- **long**: 144.9500129
- **full address**: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Deakin University School of Health and Social Development (https://allevents.in/org/deakin-university-school-of-health-and-social-development/24166542)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 16 Feb, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 750 up to 850 AUD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Deakin University School of Health and Social Development
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, fine-arts, kids, business, conferences
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Master to Mentor: Leadership, Connection & Growth in Play Therapy ?
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