This summer, Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars LLC is offering live webinars geared towards helping participants become proficient in Play Therapy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this one-time online event has been approved by APT. Participants can choose to sign up for the entire 2023 Maryland Play Therapy Boot Camp or take individual training.
Inside Out: Integrating Internal Family Systems Therapy and Sandtray Play Therapy (IFS)
- Presenter: Amanda Bechtel, ATR-BC, LCPC, LCPAT
- When: July 14, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST
- CE Hours: 6
- Cost:
$150.00 (Before 7/1)
$165.00 (After 6/30)
Description:
Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) is a trauma treatment model created by Richard Schwartz. Over the past twenty years, it has developed into a comprehensive model that is currently being used with adults, children, couples, and families. Participants will learn the basics of Internal Family Systems theory and how it can be applied in sandtray work. A mixture of didactic and experiential methods will help participants learn the basics of recognizing and working with ego states in the sandtray process.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINARTAKING PLAY THERAPY OUTDOORS: A Play Date with Nature!
- Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, CNS, RPT-S™
- When: July 15, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 6
- Cost:
$175.00 Early Bird Registration (Before 7/1)
$190.00 Late Registration (After 6/30)
Description:
Who said play therapy must take place indoors? The outdoors is nature’s biggest and most therapeutic play therapy space. Moreover, it is free. Ask an occupational therapist, and you will learn that outdoor play has many therapeutic benefits. Specifically, the outdoors provides the opportunity to improve gross motor skills, coordination, and physical strength. Additionally, outdoor space promotes curiosity, creativity, and problem-solving skills. This in-person session will be held both inside and outside. Wear comfortable clothing and comfortable shoes. Be prepared for an innovative and fun-filled learning experience.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINARHelping Children Manage Anger Using CBT and Play Therapy
- Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S™
- When: July 16, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 3
- Cost:
$98.00 (Before 7/1)
$113.00 (After 6/30)
Description:
The psychodynamics of anger, including common reasons for its occurrence and how it is manifested in children, will be discussed. Specific play therapy techniques and CBT strategies for working with an angry child will be explored. The role of parents in coaching children to manage anger will also be included. This workshop is particularly important, given that a significant number of children in play therapy experience anger that is out of control.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINARNuts and Bolts of Pediatric Psychopharmacology: What Play Therapists Need to Know and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, What Every Play Therapist Must Know
- Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN, CNS, RPT-S™
- When: July 17, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 6
- Cost:
$150.00 (Before 7/1)
$165.00 (After 6/30)
Description:
Holistic care includes the mind, body, and spirit. Being aware of specific psychotropic medications and how they work to improve symptoms is valuable information for mental health clinicians, including play therapists. When medication is added to the treatment, the therapist may wonder if changes in the client’s behavior, positive or negative, are a result of interventions, the medication, or both. This information is valuable because the client may need a lower dose or have the dose adjusted, or the medication discontinued. This does not imply that therapists need to have in-depth knowledge pertaining to psychotropic medications. It is suggested here that the therapist have some familiarity with commonly used psychotropic medications, and concerns related to changes in behavior communicated to the parent.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINARThe Immigrant Child: Including Play Therapy Interventions
- Presenter: Virginia Rivera, LPC-S, LCPC, RPT™, CCTP
- When: July 28, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 3
- Cost:
$98.00 (Before 7/1)
$113.00 (After 6/30)
Description:
This workshop will explore treatment delivery considerations when working with clients who are immigrants from Latin countries. Many of these children have experienced significant stressors related to displacement, loss, and adjustment to new environments. Play therapy provides a safe and developmentally appropriate space for children to express emotions, build trust, and develop coping skills through creative nonverbal communication. This workshop will also explore the use of culturally sensitive approaches to best support immigrant children’s unique healing processes and foster resilience, emotional growth, and a sense of safety. It will also incorporate techniques on how to best support migrant families.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINAREthical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice: Understanding and Avoiding Dual Relationships in Play Therapy
- Presenter: Dr. Julia Knach, LCPC, LCADC, RPT-S™
- When: July 29, 2025 | 5:00 – 8:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 3
- Cost:
$98.00 (Before 7/1)
$113.00 (After 6/30)
Description:
Ethical Dilemmas in Clinical Practice: Understanding and Avoiding Dual Relationships in Play Therapy focuses on the unique ethical challenges play therapists face when working with children, adolescents, and families. Given the deeply relational and often informal nature of play therapy, dual relationships can arise more subtly, such as being asked to attend a client’s school event, treating multiple family members, or practicing in small or rural communities where overlapping roles are common.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS WEBINARNarrative Art Journaling for Children: Finding Meaning and Healing Using Creative Ways to Tell Personal Stories in Play Therapy (Seminal)
- Presenter: Karin Grobler DuPont, MPhil, BSc, NCPM
- When: July 31, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST
- CE Hours: 6
- Cost:
$150.00 Early Bird Registration (Before 7/1)
$165.00 Late Registration (After 6/30)
Description:
Disruptive life experiences like death and divorce can leave children without the language to describe the experience. Aspects of their experience can be hidden, even from themselves. During the Narrative Art Journaling process, the child tells their story on various pages using pictures and other creative modalities in play therapy. They get the opportunity to ‘create’ and ‘re-create’ their story during directive play therapy.
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