Description:

In 2017, The Center for Disease Control reported that 11% of American children, ages 4 to 17 have ADHD. Given these statistics, it is not surprising that a significant number of clients in play therapy have ADHD diagnoses. Research is currently showing the need to treat children with this diagnosis from a multidimensional lens. This training will examine current trends in treatment, including nutrition, learning styles, and energy work. Biofeedback, medication management, mindfulness, and strategies for self-regulation will be explained and demonstrated. This training will begin with an overview of the diagnostic criteria and challenges that this diagnosis presents for clinicians, including play therapists. Directive and non-directive play therapy strategies will be presented and practiced.

Objectives:

  • State the DSM-V diagnostic criteria for ADHD

  • Describe the role of nutrition in ADHD management for children in play therapy

  • Demonstrate how to incorporate in play therapy, the use of minfulness and yoga for self-regulation in children with ADHD

  • Identify drug classifications of stimulants, non-stimulants and other medications used to manage ADHD in children

  • Specify the benefits of directive and non-directive play therapy strategies for children with ADHD

Presenters:

Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S is the Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Executive Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit practice providing children's mental health services. Ms. Hinds is trained in Child-Centered and Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander (retired). Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Village in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, edited by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.

Arti Kumar-Jain, M.Ed, NCC is currently the Executive Director of Diya Holistic Life Care and Founding Director of Love & Light 4 Kidz LLC. She also serves as a consultant and presenter. She has over fifteen years of experience in the school setting as an elementary school educator, early childhood educator, tutor, and mental health provider. She received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education and in Community Counseling from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. She has worked in private practice in Virginia Beach and also in Charleston, South Carolina. She has worked at the Medical University of South Carolina in mental health for their day treatment program. Arti has also been Co-Director for Barstow Acres Children’s Center Therapeutic Camp and provided presentations and training. She has provided international training in Jamaica as part of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars LLC.