Kate Renshaw, born July 25, 1980, at Collarenebri, New South Wales, is an Australian play therapist, filial therapist, educator, author, speaker, and mental health consultant.[1][2] She is best known for designing the Teacher’s Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA)[3][4]. TORA is a mental health and wellbeing program to enhance emotional and psychological support in primary schools for students and educators.[5]
Life and work
editWith a background in psychology and art therapy, Renshaw gained her Ph.D. in play therapy from Deakin University in 2022, developing the TORA methodology, and holds professional recognition in Australia, the US and Britain for her work.[6][7]
Since 2012, she has been the founder and director of Play and Filial Therapy, which includes a private practice in regional Victoria where she lives, working with families, and children, and lectures and supervises at institutions in Australia, the UK and Ireland.[8][9]
Renshaw makes contributions to the field of play therapy through her research, contributing to books like Infant Play Therapy and Integrating Technology into Modern Therapies.[10][11][12] An advocate for the role of play in child development and mental health, she has presented at national and international conferences, and has shared her expertise on ABC Australia, ABC News Radio, The Conversation, and other platforms.[13][14][15]
References
edit- ^ "Wellbeing for Future Focused Schools Conference". National Education Summit. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Dr. Kate Renshaw". The Conversation. 2021-08-17. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Renshaw, Kate (2022-12-01). Development and Efficacy of the Teacher's Optimal Relationship Approach (TORA) (thesis thesis). Deakin University.
- ^ "TORA BookPOD Bookstore". www.bookstore.bookpod.com.au. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "The Importance of Oral Language Competence and Literacy to Development and Wellbeing". Yarra Me School 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Member Directory". APPTA. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Association for Play Therapy, United States. "Mental Health Professionals". Association for Play Therapists, United States, Mental Health Professionals Registration, Dr Kate Renshaw.
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- ^ "ResearchGate". ResearchGate.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Infant Play Therapy: Foundations, Models, Programs, and Practice". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Stone, J. (Ed.). (2019). Integrating Technology into Modern Therapies: A Clinician’s Guide to Developments and Interventions (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351014113
- ^ "The hardest goodbye: When to let go of childhood comfort toys". ABC listen. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Eli the elephant was lost at the Birregurra Railway Station. Can you help find her?". ABC News. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ Two Peas in a Podcast. "Kate talks about the therapeutic power of play". Amazon Music.