Identification: W6
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop will teach Play Therapists 4-steps to end their therapeutic relationships in a planned and sensitive manner using play therapy interventions that build resilience and foster hope with youth of all ages, including high-risk adolescents.
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Identification: W7
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop will lead participants through the alphabet of books and play therapy techniques. Twenty-six books and tailored play-based interventions will be introduced as we sing, dance, read, and play…A to Z!
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Identification: W8
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop will provide strategies for using the combined modalities of art and play therapy for short-term trauma resolution. A structured ten-week group therapy for treating trauma in childhood will be outlined with clear therapeutic goals for each group session.
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Identification: TH11
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
Lets be honest, finding ways to integrate play therapy techniques with pre-teens and teens can just feel completely “awkward”. Come learn how to navigate the therapy landscape with our clients who are no longer children, but also not quite yet adults.
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Identification: TH9
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This workshop will focus on the use of family and group Theraplay, an attachment enhancing model of play therapy, in reducing aggressive behavior and raising the self-esteem of children across the age span from preschoolers to adolescents.
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Identification: TH14
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This presentation focuses on various play therapy approaches that are effective in working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who are considered "lower functioning", non-verbal, or non-responsive. Research overview and specific implementation of approaches will be covered.
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Identification: TH13
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
Using drawings in assessment and therapy is controversial. Understanding the strengths and limitations of drawings can help play therapists make decisions regarding how to employ these techniques ethically and in culturally-sensitive ways in their play therapy practice. Presentation will include discussion, examples, and experiential learning.
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Identification: F4
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
Bullying may be overt or covert and the child being bullied generally experiences a pattern of repeated traumatizations. As such, bullying should be conceptualized and treated as a complex, developmental trauma and addressed with neurobiologically-informed Play Therapy.
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Identification: F6
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This presentation will discuss how structured play therapy techniques can be used with kids who self-injure. The participants will gain an understanding of the purpose of self-injurious behavior, as well as ways to address challenging family dynamics and psychosocial issues.
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Identification: F7
Credits: None available.
Eligible for APT and NBCC credit only.
This presentation focuses on directive play therapy interventions that can be implemented to identify and decrease dysregulation issues, teach self regulation strategies, and improve relaxation in children and adolescents with diagnoses that typically create dysregulation.
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