Play Therapy Summer Boot Camp (Brooklyn, NY)
Day 1 & 2- August 11 & 12, 2014, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, 12 CEUs
Psychodynamic Play Therapy
Description
This training will begin with a review of relevant contributions of the giants in the field to child psychotherapy and play therapy. A rich discussion about the unconscious mind and primary process thinking, psychosexual stages, transference, counter-transference, projection, and resistance will be included. Participants will come away with a deeper understanding of play therapy as a tool to express unconscious feelings and conflicts in a symbolic manner. Additionally, participants will learn how to use clarification, confrontation, and make interpretations. This training is the cornerstone to understanding the depth of play therapy work and will deepen your awareness and understanding as a clinician. This is a very intense training and is essential to all child play therapists/psychotherapists.
Objectives
- Discuss the role of theories by Freud, Klein, and Winnicott in understanding the meaning of children's symptoms in play therapy
- Demonstrate the therapeutic value of psychodynamic play by describing four common themes in play therapy
- Discuss the process of remaining in the metaphor of play therapy when making interpretations and judging the impact of interpretations
- Describe how to work with resistance in play therapy
- Analyze play therapy case studies using psychodynamic principles
- Describe the process of addressing transference and counter-transference in play therapy
Presenter: Kristen Carey, PsyD
Psychodynamically oriented clinician from Oakland, California. Affiliated with the Ann Martin Children's Center. Involved in school-based mental health and maintains a private practice.
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Day 3, August 13, 2014, 8:30 - 4:30 pm, 6 CEUs
Child-Centered Play Therapy
Description
Participants will be introduced to the entire play therapy process from start to finish, including how to make skilled responses, identifying therapeutic themes and issues, tracking progress, setting limits, responding to questions, and making decisions about termination of sessions. Additionally, participants will learn how to select toys for the playroom and work with parents effectively. This workshop will provide a framework for conducting play therapy in order to begin conducting this work immediately. This workshop will include didactic information and videotape presentation.
Objectives
- Define play therapy, how it works and brings about healing
- Differentiate between Non-Directive and Directive Play Therapy
- Discuss appropriate toys and play therapy room set-up
Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN-BC, RPT
Founder and Executive Director of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit organization that provides children’s mental health services. Trained in Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander, PhD, RPT-S. Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Children in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.
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Day 4- August 14, 2014, 8:30 - 4:30 pm, 6 CEUs
Effective Parenting Strategies & Anger Management for Children in Play Therapy
Description
Parents often seek pediatricians as first responders for significant behavioral issues with children. Pediatricians then defer to therapists for complicated cases. Being equipped with practical and effective discipline and parenting strategies are therefore essential for play therapists and child psychotherapists. This workshop will provide practical and useful information to guide parents based on the work of Rudolf Dreikurs, Amy Lew, Betty Lou Bettner (Adlerian Psychology), Garry Landreth (A.C.T. Model), and Becky Bailey (Conscious Discipline). Psychodynamics regarding anger and how to manage the angry child will be an integral part of this training.
Objectives
- Identify the formula for effective parenting
- Discuss the Crucial C's and the Goals of Misbehavior as applied to parenting and play therapy process
- Demonstrate how to guide parents to better connected with their children using play therapy techniques
- Discuss psychodynamics of anger and how to manage the angry child
Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN-BC, RPT
Founder and Executive Director of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit organization that provides children’s mental health services. Trained in Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander, PhD, RPT-S. Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Children in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.
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Day 5- August 15, 2014, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, 6 CEUs
Kaleidoscope of Play Therapy Techniques for Children & Adolescents
Description
"I wish I had learned more play therapy techniques!" This will not be said after experiencing this training. Play therapy is more than techniques. Directive play therapy for young children will be discussed and Non-Directive play therapy for older children and adolescents will be included. A wide variety of play therapy techniques to engage and reach children will be taught and demonstrated. Strategies to build self-esteem, help children and adolescents identify and tolerate feelings, as well as how to deal with angry feelings, manage ADHD symptoms, and more will be addressed.
Objectives
- Identify the magical powers of play therapy, how and why it works
- Demonstrate a variety of play therapy techniques that can be readily applied for individual and group settings
- Discuss the use of play therapy techniques for building self-esteem, managing anger, ADHD symptoms, and more
Presenter: Sonia Hinds, APRN-BC, RPT
Founder and Executive Director of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit organization that provides children’s mental health services. Trained in Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander, PhD, RPT-S. Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Children in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.
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Cost: Brooklyn, NY
- Day 1 & 2: $298 (after August 1, $325)
- Day 3: $150 (after August 1, $175)
- Day 4: $125 (after August 1, $150)
- Day 5: $125 (after August 1, $150)
- Entire series: $675 (after August 1, $725)
Payment plan available! Discount offered when registering for the entire series.
Cancelation Policy:
Written cancellation must be received in our office at least ten working days prior to the training. A $25.00 processing fee will be deducted from your refund. If you do not notify us a minimum of ten business days prior to the training of your intent to cancel, you will not receive a refund or credit.
Continuing Education Units:
CBPS is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category I continuing education programs; approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors (NBCC Provider #5763); the National Association of School Psychologists to offer CEUs Provider #1067, the Association for Play -Therapy to offer continuing education programs specific to play therapy (APT Provider #97-034) and the Board of Behavioral Sciences in California to offer CEUs for MFCCs and LCSWs (Approval #PCE 1466) CBPS maintains responsibility for the training.