Who Let the ANTs Out? Treating Anxiety in Children using CBT and Directive Play Therapy Interventions in VA
Description:
Social anxiety in children is among the four most common forms of anxiety. Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. Too much stress becomes distress and opens the door to Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) and ultimately Panic Attacks, and various forms of anxiety disorders that are often seen in play therapy. This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of anxiety and demonstrate cognitive behavior and directive play therapy interventions for children and adolescents. Group discussion, art, music and play therapy will part of this learning experience.
Objectives:
- State the diagnostic criteria for Social Anxiety
- Identify the tenets of CBT as described by Aaron Beck, MD
- Describe the work of Daniel Amen, MD with ANTs in the book, Mind Coach
- Demonstrate a treatment model for anxiety in children using CBT and Directive Play Therapy interventions
- Analyze two cases studies using the play therapy treatment model presented
- Describe play therapy strategies to involve parents in coaching children with anxiety
Presenter:
Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S
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 (retired). 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.
Cost:
- EARLY BIRD (until January 5, 2018): $150.00
- LATE REGISTRATION (January 6 and after): $175.00
ADA Accommodations: Please let us know at least three weeks in advance of ADA needs.
Cancellation 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. Otherwise, a voucher will be given. 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:
Social Workers/Psychologists/MFCCs/Play Therapists CE Hours: 6
NBCC: 6 Clock Hours/0.6 CEUs
CBPS is approved by the District of Columbia and the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category I continuing education programs; CBPS is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. CBPS solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Provider #5763; approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, approval #1067. Approval #PCE 1466. APT Approved Provider 97-034. CBPS is recognized by SED’s State Board for Social Work, provider #0122 and Mental Health Counselors, provider #MHC-0009 in New York. CBPS maintains responsibility for this training.