Fall 2024 | Community Series
The second event of the “Playing to Grow: A Two-Part Series on Nurturing the Basic Drive to Play”

Learn about the important benefits of play and how to best integrate it into our daily living.

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Adult’s Play

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw

We’re living in a time that’s more conducive to anxiety than playfulness. Yet play may be what’s needed to help alleviate our stress and restore balance and connectivity. But what is adult play and what may get in our way? This discussion encompasses many possible types of adult play, including how drama is seen as the play of adults.

This is a free, in-person event. If you would like to request CEUs for your attendance, you may pay $30 upon registration (2 CEUs / Clock Hours).

Meet the Discussion Leaders

Patricia Hugenberger, Psya.D. is on the BGSP faculty and is the Director of the Department of Continuing Education. She has a long-standing interest in the value of play for children and adults and is particularly interested in how drama and literature are adult forms of play. Her research focuses on this topic.

Eugene Goldwater, M.D., Cert. Psya. is on the faculty of BGSP and has over forty years of clinical and teaching experience. He has lectured and written about a wide variety of subjects, including fantasy and creativity. His many avocational interests (as a dancer, singer, band leader, and artist) are infused with a love of play, and he is also interested in the emotional importance of play throughout the life span.

Questions? Email us at continuinged@bgsp.edu or call (617) 277-3915 ext. 32.

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OBJECTIVES

The participant will be able to:

• Discuss and list three types of adult play and how they may affect the adult psyche.
• Compare and contrast the value of various types of play.
• Discuss how theories of play can be applied to clinical practice.

2 CEUs / Clock Hours

BGSP is authorized to provide CEs for: Psychologists (all levels), Social Workers, Counselors

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BGSP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5676. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Application for social work continuing education credits is being submitted. Please contact us at continuinged@bgsp.edu for the status of social work CE accreditation.

For information on continuing education credits for nurses, social workers, or marriage and family counseling, call (617) 277-3915.

Direct inquiries may be made regarding the accreditation status by NECHE to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact: New England Commission on Higher Education, 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Ste 100, Burlington, MA 01803-4514, at (781) 425-7785 or email: info@neche.org

The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is accredited by the New England Commission on Higher Education.

Direct inquiries may be made regarding the accreditation status by NECHE to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact: New England Commission on Higher Education, 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Ste 100, Burlington, MA 01803-4514, at (781) 425-7785 or email: info@neche.org