2023 VSOF Conference Open for Registration
2023 VSOF CONFERENCE NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION February 6, 2023 — The Violet Solomon Oaklander Foundation (VSOF) is pleased to announce its next International Conference June 2-4, 2023.
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Online Gestalt Play Therapy
Online Gestalt Play Therapy during the COVID-19 Emergency with Children in the care of a Home Paediatric Assistance, Pain Therapy (PT) and Paediatric Palliative Care (PPC) team. AUTHORS: A. Pezzutto (psychologist with the Assistenza Domiciliare Pediatrica, Terapia del Dolore e Cure Palliative…
Carlo's Diary: children's coloring book to help children manage COVID-19
We are so happy to share a children’s coloring book to help children manage COVID-19, authored by a wonderful Italian psychologist, who is skilled in the Oaklander Model. Monica has translated Carlo’s Diary into English and Spanish, in addition to…
Develop empathy in children and their emotional awareness
In this article, I will show you some activities to help your child develop the ability to understand and manage their emotions, that is what is called “emotional competence”. This is very important in the socio-affective development of the children,…
VSOF Newsletter – June 2022
June 2022 IN THIS ISSUE Celebration of the Life of Violet Oaklander (Including a 5 minute slideshow with music) Trainings in the Oaklander Model Oaklander Method Scores High! Footballers in England Celebration of the Life of Violet Oaklander Violet’s life…
Dibijo (es)
PREGUNTALE A VIOLET Invierno 2012-2013 Tenía personas que me envíaban preguntas escritas en trocitos de papel cuando hacia talleres grandes. Tengo un archivo muy grueso lleno de estas preguntas. Aquí están unas pocas respuestas breves que senti necesarias: Siéntase libre…
Dr. Oaklander’s Other Publications in addition to her own books, Windows to our Children and Hidden Treasure
CHAPTERSChapter: “Short Term Play Therapy With Grieving Children,” SHORT TERM PLAY THERAPY INTERVENTIONS WITH CHILDREN, edited by Heidi Kaduson and Charles Schaeffer, New York: Guilford Publications, Inc., 2000. Chapter: “Group Play Therapy From A Gestalt Therapy Perspective,” GROUP PLAY THERAPY:…
VSOF Newsletter – Fall 2016
Summer-Fall 2016 In This Issue: Ask Violet: Grounding Children After a Session Third Violet Solomon Oaklander FoundationConference, Malibu, California, June 2016 The Oaklander Model Worldwide: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Georgia, South Africa ASK VIOLET Dr. Violet Oaklander Parents at the First…