Designing Play Therapy Interventions
Presented by Joy Cannon MA LPC, RPT™, NCC
Learning Objectives
This highly interactive workshop will introduce structure to the art of counseling children in their first language: play.
When play therapists tap into their creativity, knowledge, intuition and specifics of their clients, there's no limit to the possibilities! Directive play therapists will hear about this framework for designing interventions and work in groups to integrate and generate ideas.
Training Objectives
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Compile toy and art resources for accessing the therapeutic powers of play during group activities.
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Synthesize knowledge about child development, clinical goals and expressive media to create a new play therapy intervention.
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Critique interventions for alignment with the ethical principles of autonomy, justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and fidelity.
Details
Date
December 6, 2024
Time
2:00pm - 5:00pm CT
Pricing
$90
Location
Ensemble Therapy
Northwest Austin Location
4210 Spicewood Springs, Suite 203
Austin, Texas 78759
Presented by
Joy Cannon LPC, RPT™, NCC
Joy Cannon is a Licensed Professional Counselor & Registered Play Therapist™ with a Master's in Clinical Mental Health from Texas State University. Her employment has included crisis response, individual counseling and groups with all ages. Joy owns Inkling Therapy in South Austin, specializing in children 3-7 years old, counselors in training, interpersonal trauma and grief.
She is passionate about Solution-Focused Play Therapy, peer support groups on Forum and volunteering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Her British Shorthairs, Nessie & Rufus, play with her at home.
Good to Know
This is an in-person training and will not be recorded. Please dress comfortably, bring a water bottle, snacks, and anything else you need to feel comfortable in a classroom setting for the duration of our training.
This training will provide 3 CE Credits / contact hours.
To receive contact hours, participants must attend the full presentation and complete the post-presentation evaluation.
Ensemble Therapy is an Approved Provider for the Association for Play Therapy (APT), Approved Provider 23-706. Ensemble Therapy is an approved provider endorsed by an international organization and therefore trainings quality for the 50% CEs mandated by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC) for LPC and LMFT. Play Therapy credit is available to mental health professionals and graduate students in a mental health program.
It is the responsibility of the attendee to verify whether CE credit offered by the Ensemble Learning Center meets the regulations of the participant’s licensing/certification board. Before registering, please see our Frequently Asked Questions, including cancellations and refund policy, at the bottom of this page.
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FAQ's
Are your learning sessions only for clinically licensed professionals, or can others attend?
We welcome any human interested in learning and supporting the therapeutic healing of children and adolescents through research-based practices. We must never forget that through this important work, we are fostering the next generation of healthy humans. What we do with our youth today will have a lasting and contagious impact for the rest of their lives. The content of our learning sessions is presented at the graduate level using inclusive & friendly approaches - beginners are welcome!
The learning sessions we offer are designed for professional counselors, social workers, school counselors, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, play therapists, teachers, occupational therapists, child life specialists, school administration, graduate students, and caregivers.
Are continuing education credits offered for all trainings?
Offerings listed For Caregivers do not include the option for CE credits, though we always welcome anyone who wants to attend!
All of Ensemble's trainings listed For Professionals offer continuing education credits for licensed professionals, and some of those trainings provide play therapy credit for mental health professionals or students enrolled in a graduate mental health program. Play therapy continuing education credit will not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
What if I need to cancel my registration?
Cancellation requests can be made by email hello@ensemblelearningcenter.com.
Cancellations received at least 14 days prior to a scheduled learning session are refundable at 50% of the registration fee. Cancellations received less than 14 days prior to a scheduled learning session will receive no refund or credit. No shows or missed learning sessions will receive no refund or credit.
Should Ensemble Learning Center need to cancel a learning session, we will make every attempt to notify paid registrants in a timely manner. All paid registrants will receive a full refund.
Can I bring my child to a learning session if I don't have child care?
All in-person learning sessions occur in our conference room at Ensemble Therapy’s Spicewood office location. To protect the confidentiality of our clients and respect our healing environment so important therapeutic work can occur, only adult registrants are allowed to attend our learning sessions.
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