Telehealth and Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Teleplay
This workshop will provide clinicians with a “cheat sheet” resource guide of over 550 telehealth activities to use with young children and their caregivers. Participants will be provided with the tools to navigate the telehealth resources and utilize them confidently while providing online play therapy. Many clinicians report anxiety over providing telehealth treatment, especially teleplay, to young children and their caregivers. Research supports the efficacy of play therapy via telehealth, but providers often report that they don’t have the tools to implement the treatment. This workshop will demystify the process of how to play on the screen and increase awareness of teleplay as a better option for some clients, not just a fall back during a crisis. Using illustrations from successful telehealth sessions, this workshop will support clinicians in identifying which clients will benefit most from telehealth. There are children and families that find it easier to use teleplay to process trauma than face-to-face sessions. This workshop will explore how young children use the mode of telehealth to enhance their relationship with the clinician. Children often use the camera to manipulate the perspective of the therapist, which is a new facet of play therapy. Teleplay can make a clinician feel unmoored while the child client feels empowered. This dichotomy will be explored, and participants will learn how to harness the power of that dynamic for the benefit of their client. Participants will learn not just how to use teleplay but how to love it.
Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Utilize the telehealth cheat sheet to provide teleplay
- Identify ways to transform in person activities to teleplay platform
- Evaluate clients who are potentially more appropriate for teleplay than in person sessions
3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Special Topics
This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
About our presenter: Katie Thomas is a Massachusetts LMHC who embraced telehealth and teleplay early in pandemic. Ms. Thomas was working at a Boston Hospital and lost access to her playroom. Ms. Thomas’ career has been focused on helping young children and their families after traumatic events.
NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants
VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than November 10, 2023. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after November 10, 2023.
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