LIVE Webinar: Helping Foster Children & Teens Heal Broken Attachments thru Play Therapy Techniques 

4 CE/Clock Hour LIVE Webinar split into two 2 hour sessions on 2 Sundays.

October 22 and October 29, 1-3pm both days

Description:

Using Theoretical Frameworks: Attachment, trauma and integrative play therapy, this workshop offers a dyadic framework for understanding underlying issues inherent in treating foster care children and teens with broken attachments and complex trauma histories. Participants will be able to learn a variety of techniques through experiential, hands-on exposure that can be applied immediately. Additional techniques will be shown that help deal with problems with affect expression, regulation, and grief and loss. Finally, a variety of treatment approaches and dyadic methods will be shared for working with the foster parent.

Objectives:

• Describe the four types of attachment disorders and their causes.
• Discuss how foster care children experience allegiance issues.
• Identify at least two play therapy treatment approaches for use with foster care parents.
• Demonstrate use of four play therapy-based techniques in their work with attachment disordered children and teens.
• Discuss common concerns of foster care
• Identify treatment approaches and dyadic methods for working with foster parents whose children are in play therapy

Presenter: Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S

Athena Drewes is Director of Clinical Training at the American Psychological Association Accredited Doctoral Internship at Astor Services for Children and Families. She is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, registered play therapist supervisor and of the New York Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Drewes has over 30 years clinical experience as a play therapist with children and adolescents in special education preschool, school districts, inpatient residential care, outpatient clinic and foster care settings.

Cost: $98

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: 4

NBCC: 4 Clock Hours/0.4 CEUs

 

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