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• Clinical Applications of Play Therapy with Sexually Victimized Children and Adolescents

  • When
    2 Aug 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Clinical Applications of Play Therapy with Sexually Victimized Children and Adolescents

  This workshop will explore an integrative approach to using play therapy with victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Research and literature pertaining to the dynamics of CSA will be reviewed. The use of directive and expressive play therapy interventions will be discussed. Lecture & case examples will provide participants with a comprehensive learning experience.

  Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify common dynamics of childhood sexual abuse as defined by the literature and the use of these dynamics to underpin play therapy interventions
  2. Identify components of evidence-based treatments that can be used to ground play therapy interventions
  3. Describe 10 play therapy techniques for use in individual and/or group therapy with victims of childhood sexual abuse

  3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Skills and Methods, Play Therapy Special Topics

  This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
  

  About our presenter: Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™, specializes in using play therapy in clinical practice with abused & traumatized children and adolescents. She has developed trauma informed interventions, is a contributing author to several publications, and has testified as an expert witness in the areas of child abuse and trauma on the state and national levels.

  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 July 12, 2024. 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 July 12, 2024.

  By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.
  

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• Transformative Practice in Play Therapy Intersectionality with SOGIE Children, Adolescents, & Their Families

  • When
    7 Aug 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Transformative Practice in Play Therapy Intersectionality with SOGIE Children, Adolescents, & Their Families

  This three-hour didactic and experiential training is designed to empower play therapists and mental health practitioners in their work with individuals and families within the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression (SOGIE) Community. Through a comprehensive exploration of SOGIE and its intersectionalities, participants will gain insights through an eco-systemic and cultural humanity approach to applying play therapy interventions and aligning mental health practice with the diverse needs of this community.

  Using an integrative approach, the training focuses on the role of identity and developmental play in addressing the unique challenges faced by SOGIE children and adolescents. Culturally sensitive language, gender-affirming practices, and play therapy interventions are focused on by emphasizing the therapeutic potential of play in navigating SOGIE-related issues and enhancing multicultural competencies. The workshop delves into the historical, political, and policy perspectives shaping SOGIE communities, examining identity formation, health, mental health, familial dynamics, and childhood and adolescent issues.

  Participants will acquire a toolbox of relevant play therapy interventions, ensuring their ability to create inclusive, affirming, and culturally sensitive therapeutic environments for individuals navigating the complexities of SOGIE through play. This training offers theoretical perspectives on the intersectionality of SOGIE issues, equipping play therapy practitioners with the knowledge and skills to promote positive mental health outcomes and enhance multicultural competency.

  Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Showcase an understanding of the influence of personal bias and intersectionality on play therapy and clinical practice while proficiently naming three standard vocabularies and culturally sensitive terms related to SOGIE for application in clinical practice and play therapy with clients and their families.
  2. Analyze and describe two social, emotional, and psychological impacts of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression on children's and adolescents' development and daily lives utilizing a play-focused lens.
  3. Demonstrate five affirmative play dynamics tailored to SOGIE clients and their families, incorporating therapeutic powers of play and relevant clinical considerations into treatment approaches.

  3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Skills and Methods, Play Therapy Special Topics

  This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
  

  About our presenter: Kurt W. Oster, LBS (PA), LICSW (AL), LCSW (FL & TX), ACSW, BCD, RPT™, with 16 years in mental health, leads VonOstir Innovation Services, PLLC. As an LCSW, he specializes in working with children, adolescents, LGBTQIA+, and families.  Mr. Oster is also an author of LGBTQ+ fantasy fiction for young adults.

  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 July 17, 2024. 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 July 17, 2024.

  By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.
  

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• Assessing Progress for Young Children in Play Therapy

  • When
    21 Sep 2024
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Northeast Health Services, 25 Birch St Building B Suite 204, Milford, MA 01757

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  Assessing Progress for Young Children in Play Therapy

  Play therapy involves delivery of supports tailored to the presentation of the child client. This has led critics to say that play therapy is not evidence based in spite of research to the contrary. How can play therapists use standards of assessment to document change in child clients? How then can play therapists track progress in young children who are unable to particularly verbalize change? In this workshop, participants will discuss the process of initial intake assessment using screening tools focused on young parents including rating scales by caregivers. Participants will examine several tools that can document entrance to therapy and be utilized to review progress and track changes. Tools will include ratings to support diagnosis and referral for additional assessment as well as ways to monitor change in Child Centered Play Therapy. Because there are often limited resources, all screening tools will be ones that are free and available to clinicians.

  Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify appropriate screening and assessment tools for identifying baseline symptoms in young children who present to play therapy
  2. Critique types of information on child presentation based on caregiver rating scales utilized in delivery of play therapy
  3. Discuss application of assessment information to diagnoses, referrals for services and monitoring progress in young children presenting to play therapy

  2 Contact CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Skills and Methods

  About our presenter: Denise Galford-Koeppel, PMC, MS, MS Ed, LMHC, RPT™ is a special educator, licensed mental health counselor, trainer, and registered play therapist™ with years of experience. Denise supports children, parents, and educators through the approaches of the Hanen Program®, the Pyramid Model, and Developmental Individual-Differences Relationship -Based Model® with specialization in working with young children.

  NEHS Staff $50; NEAPT Members $75; Guests $125; NEHS Staff $50

  This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 02-123 for 2 CE hours. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, 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 September 1, 2024. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after September 1, 2024.

  By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.
  

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• Moving Stories: An Integration of Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy and Bibliotherapy for Healing and Learning

  • When
    6 Dec 2024
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    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Moving Stories: An Integration of Play Therapy, Sandtray Therapy and Bibliotherapy for Healing and Learning
  

  Moving Stories is an integrataed play therapy approach developed by Dr. Sue Carroll Duffy over the last 15 years that  integrates play, story and sandtray to safely and creatively teach and heal. The approach can be used from a range of theoretical perspecitves, and with clients across the lifespan.  Given the safety of  metphaors in story, play and symbols, it is particularly helpful for trauma work.

  With Moving Stories, therapists communicate powerful therapeutic metaphors and stories, and then deeply listen to the response told by their clients in the theater of the sandtray or other expressive medium. This workshop will provide a personal experience with Moving Stories, and introduce clincians to the steps to consider when presenting, processing, responding to and documenting the Moving Stories experience in individual and group sessions. The workshop will address the importance of cultural humility and diversity in the selection and presentation of stories and also focus on the application as a rich social and emotional learning process in school settings.

  Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. Experience and describe the power of sandtray, story and play when using Moving Stories in play therapy.  
  2. Identify the 9 steps to consider when using Moving Stories in play threapy.
  3. Identify story resources for therapeutic Moving Stories in play therapy. 

  3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Skills and Methods

  This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
  

  About our presenter: Sue Carroll Duffy, Psy.D., RPT-S™ is the creator of Moving Stories, a playful storytelling approach. Dr. Duffy is also author of many therapeutic stories including,  Finding Diamonds, a children’s story designed to grow a relationship with nature and with self. She works for Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness.

  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 15, 2024. 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 15, 2024.

  By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.
  

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• Mentalization, Attachment and Psychodynamic Play Therapy

  • When
    31 Jan 2025
  •  
    3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual

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  Mentalization, Attachment and Psychodynamic Play Therapy 

  In psychodynamic play therapy, the therapist’s countertransference experiences are an important source of information about the child’s psychodynamics. The theoretical basis of this training is a psychodynamic play therapy viewpoint that incorporates attachment theory and the concept of mentalization from a theoretical and technical perspective. This virtual workshop will allow participants to explore how attachment security in primary attachment relationships and in the relationship with the play therapist relate to the development of mentalization. Join us for a careful exploration with Dr Ayelet Barkai, Child, Adolescent ,and Adult Psychiatrist and Adult Psychoanalyst, Lecturer in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.    

  Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

  1. apply the concept of mentalization in a psychodynamic play therapy mode of treatment.
  2. define three non-mentalizing modes that occur in the context of play therapy.
  3. describe how attachment security in primary attachment relationships and in the relationships with the play therapist relates to the development of mentalization.

  2 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate | Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories, Play Therapy Skills and Methods, Play Therapy Special Topics

  This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."
  

  About our presenter: Ayelet R. Barkai, M.D. is a co-clinical director with Ruth Drasin of the Cambridge/Boston Chapter of A Home Within. She is Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and a member of the teaching faculty of the Cambridge Health Alliance Division of Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She is also a member and on the teaching faculty of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and corresponding member of the PINE Psychoanalytic Center, where she graduated from her adult psychoanalytic training in 2013. She was a research associate at Judge Baker Children’s Center of Harvard Medical School, where she was involved in a 30 plus year longitudinal study of adolescent psychological development. She has a private practice in adult and child psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  NEAPT Members $40; Guests $50 | Limited to 50 participants

  VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded NON-CONTACT 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 January 10, 2025. 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 January 10, 2025.

  By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.
  

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