Have YOU Played Today? Embracing Play In Adulthood As Self-care - (2025)

This session explores play in adulthood as a self-care strategy, beginning with a review of research on play as a coping technique and the stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout child life specialists face. Participants will then engage in activities inspired by Brown's (2009) work, including reflecting on their play history and identifying their play personalities to reconnect with play in a way that fosters joy and comfort. The session emphasizes the individualized nature of self-care, guiding participants to adapt childhood activities into adult versions that evoke similar positive emotions. 

Suggested Domain: Professional Responsibility

Credits: 1.5 PDU

Learning Objective(s):

1. Participants will recognize the value of play in adulthood and its use as self-care

2. Participants will reflect on their play history to rediscover activities that brought them joy and comfort in childhood.

3. Participants will identify the eight different types of play personalities and assess which one(s) they relate to.

4. Participants will compose potential play strategies they could use for self-care

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