Description:

   Opioid abuse and addiction has become an epidemic in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that life expectancy in the US fell slightly in 2016, for the second year in a row, due to the rising number of deaths of opioid overdoses. Over $485 million from the 21st Century Cures has been distributed to US states for addiction and treatment prevention with another $500 million still be distributed. More than 32.2% of foster care cases in 2015 were due to prenatal substance use, with use of opioids and methamphetamines a major factor. More than 427,910 children were in foster care in 2015 with the largest increases in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Arizona and Minnesota. The number of babies suffering opiate-related addictions and symptoms of opiate withdrawal has tripled in the past decade. Every hour a baby is born in the US with symptoms of withdrawal from opiates, roughly 13,500 babies a year, with 4.5% of pregnant women using illegal drugs.

     Opioid addicted children have difficulties with behavior, self-regulation, self-soothing, attachment, attention and academic difficulties, affect dysregulation and foster care placement. Little has been written about or presented on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and how best to work with children and caregivers. This workshop fills that gap by offering critical information about pre-natal opioid addiction in children, its impact on the polyvagal and neurological systems, long term consequences of NAS, and what play based treatments and techniques are useful. A variety of child/play therapy and play-based treatment approaches and techniques will be presented.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this live webinar, participants will be able to…

• Identify three emotional issues facing children born opioid-addicted that makes play therapy treatment difficult.
• Describe four play therapy techniques and treatment approaches in dealing with poor affect regulation
• List two ways to work with the parent/caregiver to help children with attachment difficulties and affect dysregulation in Play Therapy
• Define what Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is.
• List two signs and symptoms associated with NAS.
• Analyze case study and apply treatment approaches discussed

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

     Dr. Drewes is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist and Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor with over 40 years of clinical experience working with children and adolescent with complex trauma in foster care, residential, outpatient and school settings. She is a frequently invited guest presenter nationally and internationally, and has written extensively and edited/co-edited over 12 books on a variety of topics addressing play therapy in treatment with children and adolescents. Her most recent works include: Prescriptive Integrative Play Therapy, video, 2017, by American Psychological Association; Puppet Play Therapy (2017, Routledge) and Play Therapy in Middle Childhood (2015, American Psychological Association) with a companion video of Dr. Drewes presenting her Prescriptive Integrative Play Therapy approach.

Cost: $150.00

How to Access Live Webinar:

     To gain access this live webinar, participants will be required to register through Zoom, which is a conference-style live webinar platform where participants will be able to view presentations and interact with presenters in real time.  Participants will be required to register and pay using two separate links provided below.  To register, participants will be taken to a page on Zoom.us where they will be required to input their information in order to set-up an account and gain access to the live webinar.  To pay, participants will be taken to a ConstantContact.com page where they will be required to input their payment information.  Persons wishing to participate in a live webinar and receive credit hours must both register and pay using both links provided below.

Live Webinar Interaction:

     This course is presented lecture-style where participants will be able to follow along with a Power Point presentation that is sent out to registrants prior to the live webinar as well as being displayed on-screen during the webinar.  The live webinar will follow the timeline provided above.  Participants will be required to be active throughout the webinar as attendance is recorded through Zoom.  Participants will be given the opportunity throughout the live webinar, as well as during the Q&A portion, to ask questions through voice or text on the Zoom website.

ADA Accommodations:

     If you have a disability that you feel may impede your ability to participate in this live webinar, please contact Chesapeake Beach Professional Live webinars by phone or email at least 3 weeks in advance of the live webinar date in order to provide reasonable accommodations.

Cancellation Policy:

     Written cancellation must be received in our office at least ten working days prior to the live webinar. 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 live webinar of your intent to cancel, you will not receive a refund or credit.  Chesapeake Beach Professional Live webinars reserves the right to cancel a live webinar or live webinar due to inclement weather or not enough attendance.  In this event, CBPS will provide you with a full refund.  In the event of inclement weather please check your email for CBPS notifications/instructions and/or voicemail phone system.

Change of Instructors:

Continuing Education:  Continuing Education Hours / Clock Hours for: Counselors / Social Workers / School Psychologists / Marriage & Family Therapists / Psychologists / Art Therapists / School Counselors / Play Therapists: 6    
NBCC Clock Hours: 6/0.6 CEUs.

     CBPS is approved by the District of Columbia and the Maryland Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category 1 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.  CBPS is approved by the Association of Play Therapy; 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 and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, provider #MFT-0008 in New York.  CBPS maintains responsibility for this training.

Also Approved for Clock Hours for Art Therapists (LCAT, ATR-BC) through NBCC.

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars provider #1602 is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) Program.  Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars maintains responsibility for the program.  ASWB Approval Period: 5/14/2018 to 5/14/2019.  Social workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval.  Social workers participating in this course will receive 6 continuing education clock hours.

CE Certificates:

     After completion of the live webinar, participants who have provided payment and have submitted a course evaluation will receive a certificate of completion via email.  CBPS will send an electronic copy of the certificate to the email supplied during registration, and participants can expect to receive it within 30 days of the live webinar.

Grievance Protocol:

     Please contact Chesapeake Beach Professional Live webinars via email (cbps2006@gmail.com) or phone (240-535-1433) and we will send you our Grievance Report document for you to fill out and send back to us.  On this form we will need you to provide basic contact information as well as a detailed description of the grievance you wish to report.  All reports will be reviewed, responded to, and appropriate measures will be taken to address any concerns or issues you may have with CBPS, its staff, or live webinar materials.

 

 

REGISTER HERE:

https://zoom.us/meeting/register/c42a5c35d63611497510d14dfea9e911

 

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