Identification: W2
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
Some of the most substantive revisions to the DSM-5 impact the child and adolescent population and the play therapists that work with them. This workshop will include an overview of some of the most significant diagnostic changes and new diagnoses that have been added to the DSM 5.
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Identification: W7
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop will highlight the benefit of prescriptive play therapy when serving male survivors of sexual abuse. The content will offer research and incorporate prescriptive play therapy approaches. Techniques will be demonstrated to assist participants who work with male survivors.
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Identification: W8
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
*Supervision Training
Technology advances have provided opportunities for supervision through both asynchronous and synchronous methods. This presentation will examine the benefits and challenges for conducting online supervision, following ethical guidelines. Practical strategies will be demonstrated with a play therapist living in Turkey.
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Identification: TH2
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop provides Play Therapists with an understanding of the intersection of neurobiology and psychopharmacology in children and adolescents. It also provides ways to utilize Play Therapy to meet the unique needs of medicated children and adolescents in Play Therapy.
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Identification: TH4
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
Participants will learn and observe change variables in child-centered play therapy that help reduce symptoms of clinically anxious children. Presenters identify assessments to track progress, as well as tips on how to work with parents and teachers of anxious children.
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Identification: TH5
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This presentation focuses on structured play therapy techniques to use with children with autism spectrum disorders. Consideration in design and implementation of structured techniques will be covered. Several play therapy techniques will be presented addressing typical autism issues.
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Identification: TH6
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
An essential aspect of understanding play therapy is understanding what is appropriate for a child's developmental level. This presentation reviews many development stage theories, as well as teaches how to apply these principles to play therapy.
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Identification: TH7
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
In this workshop play therapists will come to understand the strengths of the brain and how deeply attachment, trauma, and brain development are intertwined. This in turn will help play therapists in their play therapy assessment, formulation, and treatment.
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Identification: TH9
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop goes beyond the basic treatment of OCD and explores how attachment patterns between parent and child impact OCD symptoms. Participants will learn new, attachment-based play therapy techniques to treat OCD, and strengthen the family relationship.
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Identification: TH11
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This seminar will help play therapists understand childhood sexual abuse & provide appropriate treatment for this population. Research, empirical findings, and sexual abuse literature will be utilized to dispel myths & assist play therapists in conceptualizing cases & intervening effectively.
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