Title: Play Therapy with Children in Divorce or Divorcing Families

Presented by: Lynn Louise Wonders, LPC, CPCS, RPT-S

Description: 

This online training webinar provides an opportunity for therapists to learn about case conceptualization, treatment planning and play therapy interventions for children whose parents are divorced or going through the process of divorce.

1 hour of special topic training and 2 hours of skills and methods for RPT training requirements.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this training participants will be prepared to. 

  1. Describe the role the play therapist has in divorce cases with specific structure to the course of play therapy from intake to termination.

  2. Define the conflict continuum for parents going through divorce and describe how this can help a therapist conceptualize the play therapy case and develop the play therapy treatment plan.

  3. Name at least one reason for special consideration to the approach to providing play therapy for the child client whose parents are involved in high levels of conflict while in process of divorcing.

  4. Recite 10 play therapy interventions specifically designed to support children whose parents are divorced or divorcing.

  5. Explain how to teach children and parents about a child’s rights when parents are divorced or divorcing through playful language implemented during the course of play therapy.

  6. List 4 ways help the parents through the play therapy process in supporting their parenting of your child client.

Title: Ethical Decision Making in Play Therapy: Process and Practical Applications

Presented by: R. Paul Maddox II, PhD, LPC, NCC & Kara Carnes-Holt PhD, LPC, RPT-S, Certified CCPT-S; Certified CPRT-S

Learning Objectives:

1.     Outline common steps involved in an ethical decision-making model that can be applied to play therapy practice

2. Describe the benefits of utilizing an ethical decision-making model to facilitate the development of ethical decision-making in play therapy

3. Identify resources that may help counselors/play therapists to make sound, ethical decisions


Title: Addressing Suicide in Play Therapy

Presented by April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify play themes that may signal issues around self-harm in play therapy sessions

2. Use play therapy interventions to support clients who display signs of self-harm

3. Analyze play therapy interventions to support marginalized youth who have experienced bullying

Title: Utilizing Dance, Movement, and Embodied Practices to Support Children in Play Therapy Relationships

Presented by: Jocelyn Shaw, MA, PhD, LCAT (NY), BCDMT and Ty Tedmon-Jones, MA, LPC (WY & CO), LCAT (NY), BC-DMT

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn the basic definition of Dance/Movement Therapy and will be able to identify three differences and three similarities between D/MT and Play Therapy.

  2. Learn how to integrate therapeutic movement activities in their Play Therapy practice, utilizing a developmental model.

  3. Learn clinical and self-care skills to expand and enhance their practice of Play Therapy through increased understanding of embodied practices.