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Creative and Play-Based Therapy Workshops

byChildren FirstOnline & Hybrid programs; Centers in Safdarjung Enclave & GurugramStarts from₹500 per sessionView full gallery

Learn how to use play, art, and storytelling to support children’s emotional development and build resilience in our expert-led creative therapy programs.

Our Certificate and Diploma courses in Neuro-Dramatic-Play, developed by Dr. Sue Jennings, teach how to integrate play, rhythms, and stories to support children with trauma or developmental differences.

Coming soon: Our Certificate and Diploma Course in Neuro-Dramatic-Play. This program is designed for therapists, educators, and parents of children under 12 looking to learn attachment-based approaches to childcare.

This graphic provides details on our Neuro-Dramatic-Play courses, including the hours and modules for both the Certificate and Diploma options. The program starts on November 16th.

Meet the expert faculty for our Neuro-Dramatic-Play courses. The program is led by NDP pioneer Dr. Sue Jennings, our co-founder Dr. Kavita Arora, and dramatherapist Aanand Chabukswar.

Our Neuro-Dramatic-Play courses are designed for a wide range of professionals and caregivers. This image highlights that the program is ideal for parents, educators, and interventionists seeking to enhance their scope of care.

In this video, Dr. Sue Jennings, the pioneer of Neuro-Dramatic Play, explains the importance of messy play, rhythmic play, and dramatic play for a child's development and discovery.

Hear from dramatherapist Aanand Chabukswar on the power of stories in therapeutic work with children. He explains how our Neuro-Dramatic-Play course teaches you to use storytelling to create a shared, safe space for healing.

A past participant shares her experience with the Neuro-Dramatic-Play course. She describes how it helped her move from "mess to form" and see the vivid stories of the children she works with.

Participants in our Neuro-Dramatic-Play program engage in a hands-on activity with finger puppets. This photo captures the joy and creativity that are central to our play-based learning approach.

This testimonial from an educator highlights how our NDP course helped her see the emotional aspects of play. It deepened her understanding of how children learn and process feelings through play.

About Creative & Play-Based Therapy Workshops

These workshops move beyond theory by teaching the specific 'mess-to-form' process developed by Dr. Sue Jennings. Whether you are a parent, educator, or therapist, you will learn to integrate sensory play, rhythm, and storytelling into your interactions to help children navigate trauma and emotional challenges through a neurodiversity-affirming lens.

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Children First

Online & Hybrid programs; Centers in Safdarjung Enclave & GurugramStarts from ₹500 per session

We are Children First, a team dedicated to building a community of care for children through inclusive and neurodiversity-affirming practices. For over 15 years, we have been working with families and schools, believing that when adults are supported, magic happens for the kids.

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