
Support your children through play!
“After years in private practice and serving as a Preschool Intervention Specialist for a public school district, I have always maintained the skills I utilize as a play therapist should be shared with Early Childhood Educators to support children’s social-emotional learning. My workshops do exactly that!”
Christian Bellissimo
Christian provides professional development workshops to school districts, State and National Early Childhood Organizations (including NAEYC and Head Start), social service agencies, and parent groups. His workshops integrate current early childhood research with his years of experience as a practicing play therapist. He uses case anecdotes and video demonstrations of play-based strategies that support children’s emotional development, followed by fun and engaging experiential exercises that help generalize the interaction skills into the classroom or home.
Topics include:
- Using Play to Support Children’s Expression and Emotional Development
- Choices and Consequences: Effective Limit Setting Through Play
- Developing Self-Regulation through Play
Past Clients Include:
- Asbury Park Public Schools (NJ)
- Long Branch Public Schools (NJ)
- Freehold Public Schools (NJ)
- West New York Public Schools (NJ)
- Maple Shade Public Schools (NJ)
- East Greenwich Public Schools (NJ)
- Head Start Region IV (GA)
- Head Start Region II (PA)
- Child Care Resources (NJ)
- State of NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency