KALEIDOSCOPE OF DIRECTIVE PLAY THERAPY TECHNIQUES Part I

~IN PERSON~

Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S™

When: July 21, 9am-5:15pm EST

Location: Thrive Behavioral Health

1114 Benfield Blvd G

 Millersville, MD 21108

CE hours: 6 Contact Hours

Cost: $175.00 

Description:

I wish I learned more play therapy techniques! This will not be said after attending this training. 

At this training, participants will first learn that play therapy is not about collecting techniques, as much as it is learning how to be with the child in the context of the play therapy process, as stated by Garry Landreth, one of the most influential contributors to child-centered play therapy. After briefly reviewing the tenets of child-centered play and cognitive behavior therapy, participants will learn and practice a series of directive play therapy strategies using the creative arts to address: Learning the difference between aggressive, passive, and assertive responses, explaining the three phases of therapy to children and adolescents, helping children identify meaningful treatment goals, and building self-esteem. This training is hands-on, using imagination and creativity in a playful way to engage and connect.   

Objectives:

• Describe the basic tenets of child-centered and cognitive behavior therapy as rationale for this training.
• Differentiate between directive and non-directive play therapy.
• Identify the parameters for using non-directive versus directive play therapy approaches.
• Identify rationale and steps to use selected create art strategies for building self-esteem, using assertive behaviors, and identifying goals in therapy and understanding the three phases of play therapy.  
• State ways in which lyrics may be used to heal wounds of grief and loss in play therapy.
• Demonstrate through poetry how to identify growth in play therapy.   

Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S™ 

Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S™ is the Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. and Founder and Executive Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a 501c3 non-profit practice providing children's mental health services. She is a 24-year veteran, having served for 5 years in the Army Nurse Corps and 19 years in the US Public Health Service as a Commissioned Corps Officer. Ms. Hinds was trained in Gestalt Play Therapy with Violet Oaklander (retired) and trained in Child-Centered play therapy. She has authored the chapter, Play Therapy in the African American Village in the text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, edited by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S™ and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S™. Ms. Hinds received the MD/DC Association for Play Therapy Outstanding Service Award in 2019. Ms. Hinds is also a proud native Panamanian.

Cancellation Policy:

Written notification of cancellation must be received in our office at least 10 business days prior to a training for a refund. A $25.00 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. There will be no refund for cancellation notification less than 10 business days.

CBPS reserves the right to cancel a training due to inclement weather or insufficient enrollment. In the event of such cancellation, you will receive a full refund. 

Cancelling your Zoom meeting registration does not constitute cancellation of your CBPS session registration. Please refer to our cancellation policy in the training announcement, which supersedes all other mentions of options to cancel your registration.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Education Approval for Licensed Mental Health Counselors/Social Workers/ School Psychologists/MFCCs/Play Therapists/Art Therapists 

SOCIAL WORKERS

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category I continuing education programs. Social Work Boards in most states accept this approval status. 

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the Washington , D.C. Board of Social Work Examiners.

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CBPS is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS 

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school Psychologists, provider #1067. CBPS maintains responsibility for the program. 

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS  

The Maryland and Washington, DC Boards of Psychology Examiners Recognizes national Association of School Psychologist approval status with CBPS and grants CE hours to clinical psychologists in Maryland and Washington, DC.

CBPS is approved for psychologists in NY Provider Number: #PSY-0070.

PLAY THERAPISTS

Chesapeake Professional Seminars (CBPS) is an Association for Play Therapy (APT) approved provider of continuing education, APT Approved Provider #97-034.

ART THERAPISTS

Art Therapists (LCPAT, ATR-BC) may obtain CE Hours based on our NBCC approval status.

NEW YORK SOCIAL WORKERS, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICIONERS, and PSYCHOLOGIST

CBPS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s Board of Social Work, Provider #0122; and the Board of Mental Health Practitioners, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Provider #MHC-0009.

CBPS is also approved for psychologists in NY Provider Number: #PSY-0070.