Self-Compassion: A Call for Play Therapists Self-Care
Self-care is an ethical responsibility, yet little exists on how to integrate this into the life of a play therapists effectively. Additionally, self-care practices have received little attention in the field of research. Due to being inundated with high expectations on abilities, time, and resources, self-care is often difficult/impossible for play therapists to fit in. Recent research offers important information on self-compassion as an essential part of self-care practices.
Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Define concepts related to stress, distress, burnout, impairment, self-care, and self-compassion while making distinctions for each term as they related to play therapy
- Evaluate information and relevant research related to play therapists’ self-care and self- compassion as a component of self-care.
- Discuss ways to integrate this into play therapy practice, training, and supervision practices for play therapist care and client welfare.
- Practice and analyze self-care strategies for self-compassion to be used by play therapists.
3 APT Contact CE | Beginning - Intermediate| Play Therapy Special Topics
About our presenter: Rebekah Byrd, PhD, LPC, LCMHC, NCC, RPT-S™ is an Associate Professor of Counseling and Director of the Institute for Play Therapy and Expressive Arts Education and Research at Sacred Heart University. Dr. Byrd has been a counselor educator for over 10 years and has almost 20 years of experience working in the mental health field in varying capacities and settings. She currently provides individual counseling in a k-12 virtual academy and in private practice work. Her research specialization falls primarily in issues pertaining to children/adolescent counseling, play therapy, LGBTGEQQIA+ advocacy, school counseling, social justice/multicultural concerns, self-injury, and women’s wellness. She recently co-authored a textbook on counseling children and adolescents. She serves on many national and statewide committees and was recently awarded the Counselor Educator Advocacy Award from the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC).
NEAPT Members $75; Guests $125
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