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Wednesday

Emerging neuroscientific research highlights accessing iconically stored traumatic memories with expressive interventions such as play, art, & sandtray. This workshop highlights the underpinnings & use of such approaches in play therapy. Emphasis will be on targeting traumatic memories to manage posttraumatic reactions.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify core components of trauma treatment as delineated in the literature
  • Link specific play therapy techniques to several core components of trauma treatment
  • Explain how traumatic memories are stored, accessed, and reprocessed
  • Articulate how play therapy and other expressive interventions are consistent with findings in the neurosciences
  • Describe how expressive interventions can be utilized to access and reprocess traumatic experiences
  • Explain how reprocessing traumatic memories can reduce posttraumatic reactions in play therapy

Play Therapy Primary Areas:

  • Special Topics

Wednesday

Discover simple play therapy preventions and interventions to create a more mindful and regulated client. This workshop focuses on the basics of emotion regulation, introducing varieties of play therapy techniques that can be used to increase emotion regulation in clients.

Learning Objectives:

  • Apply the Gross Model of Emotion Regulation when working with clients in play therapy settings
  • Describe the importance of both antecedent and response focused strategies when implementing play therapy preventions and interventions
  • Detail at least 3 antecedent focused play therapy strategies to assist in clients maintaining healthy levels of emotion regulation

Thursday

Play therapists often struggle with writing behavioral treatment goals and objectives. We will learn ways to construct goals that are compatible with play therapy interventions. In this hands-on workshop participants will practice writing goals and objectives that drive successful treatment.

Learning Objectives:

  • Apply at least two methods of writing therapeutic goals and measurable objectives in play therapy
  • Analyze three theories of play therapy and explain how their application impacts goal setting
  • Formulate two play-based activities that help children and their families set play therapy goals for themselves

Play Therapy Primary Areas:

  • Special Topics

Saturday

*Supervisor Training

The Registered Play Therapist-Supervisors (RPT-S) plays an important role not only in the supervisory role, but also as a gatekeeper to the play therapy profession. This workshop will present and discuss the roles, responsibilities, duties, and practices of the RPT-S.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe an overview of the Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor's (RPT-S) role as a gatekeeper to the profession
  • Identify the responsibilities, and duties as a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPTS) based on ethical guidelines and best practice standards
  • Identify the Registered Play Therapist Supervisor's (RPT-S) practice implications including expectations, recommendations, and protocols in relationship to their supervisees

Play Therapy Primary Areas:

  • Special Topics