WORKSHOPS & CONSULTING

Support Children Through Play

Christian provides professional development workshops and consulting services to school districts, State and National Early Childhood Organizations (including NAEYC and Head Start), social service agencies, and parent groups. His workshops integrate current early childhood research with his years of experience as a practicing play therapist and preschool intervention specialist with a public school district in New Jersey. The content of Christian’s workshops aligns with the social-emotional domains of CLASS PreK, ECERS-3 and TPOT.

In his workshops, Christian uses case anecdotes and video demonstrations of play-based strategies that support children’s emotional development, followed by fun and engaging experiential exercises that help generalize the interaction skills into the classroom or home.

Virtual or In-Person Workshops & Consulting Available

1-Hour to Full Day Workshop Offerings Available

Group Rates are Available for the Play to Grow Course

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING 2024 SPEAKING EVENTS

7/15   William Paterson University / NJDOE   Wayne, NJ

7/24   Chesapeake Beach Seminars   Millersville, MD

8/5-6   Terrabonne Parish School District   Houma, LA

8/8   Central Texas Head Start   Temple, TX

8/13   Educare West Dupage, IL    VIRTUAL

8/20   Red Bank Schools   Red Bank, NJ

8/21   Bogata Schools   Bogata, NJ

8/22   Long Branch Schools   Long Branch, NJ

9/3   Ocean Township Schools    Ocean, NJ

9/5   West New York Schools   West New York, NJ

9/14   NMCCEA Conference    Albequerque, NM

9/19   JCC Monmouth County    NJ

10/4   NJAEYC      East Rutherford, NJ

10/14   Tableland Services Head Start      Somerset, PA

10/23-24   Every Child CA    Sacramento, CA

10/25    TX Head Start     San Antonio, TX

11/3-4   TX Head Start    Odessa, TX

11/6-9  NAEYC    Anaheim, CA

11/22   Bright Start International Conference    London, UK

“After years in private practice and serving as a Preschool Intervention Specialist for a public school district, I have always maintained the skills I utilize as a play therapist should be shared with Early Childhood Educators and caregivers to support children’s social-emotional learning. My workshops do exactly that!”

Christian Bellissimo

Workshop Topics

  • Use play to support children’s expression and social-emotional development.

  • Set limits effectively through play to address challenging behaviors

  • Support self-regulation through challenging tasks encountered during play

Past Clients

  • Asbury Park Schools (NJ)

  • Long Branch Schools (NJ)

  • Freehold Schools (NJ)

  • West New York Schools (NJ)

  • Maple Shade Schools (NJ)

  • East Greenwich Schools (NJ)

  • Little Egg Harbor Schools (NJ)

  • Ocean Gate Schools (NJ)

  • Collier County Schools (FL)

  • At the Heart of Teaching (TX)

  • Head Start Region IV (GA)

  • Head Start Region II (PA)

  • Child Care Resources (NJ)

  • AEYC (ME)

  • Lower Sioux Early Childhood (MN)

  • Educare Dupage (IL)

  • National Head Start Association

  • NJAEYC

  • Highland Park Schools (NJ)

  • Gulf Regional Early Childhood (AL)

  • YMCA Monmouth County (NJ)

  • Scotch Plains Schools (NJ)

  • Barnegat Schools (NJ)

  • Region IX Head Start (TX)

  • Lightbridge Academy (NJ)

  • Starnet IV (IL)

  • Ocean Township Schools (NJ)

  • NJ Dept. of Education

Consulting

Consulting services are available to school districts, childcare organizations, Head Start Programs, and community agencies. The Play to Grow online course serves as a framework for staff to support the social-emotional development of their students in the early childhood classroom. Play to Grow has also been utilized as an in-home therapy model for social service agencies. Christian can provide support to staff on-site and virtually.

Contact Christian

If you would like to inquire about booking Christian for a Workshop or Consulting Services, or if you have any questions, please fill out the form below and he will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Thank you!