EVEN MORE Tips and Techniques for Playful Online Therapy with Children and Teens
Topics: Expressive Art Therapy, Play Therapy, Children, Telehealth, Teens
Audience: Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Play Therapists, Marriage & Family Therapists (MFT)
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EVEN MORE Tips and Techniques for Playful Online Therapy with Children and Teens
EVEN MORE Tips and Techniques for Playful Online Therapy with Children and Teens
Liana Lowenstein
MSW, RSW, CPT-S
Celebrated Play Therapist - Canada
Certified TF-CBT Therapist
Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. Her 15 books are used by mental health professionals all over the world. She is a dynamic speaker who has provided trainings throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Slovenia. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.
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Course Overview
Skills and Methods: 2 CE
Total Play Therapy CE Hours: 2 CE
Liana’s two webinars on “Tips and Techniques for Playful Online Therapy with Children and Teens” were huge hits and helped thousands of therapists all over the world learn innovative ways to conduct virtual sessions. In this third installment, Liana interviews leading Telehealth experts and shares their best practice tips and creative therapeutic techniques.
For many mental health practitioners, online therapy continues to be the most viable option for supporting children, teens, and families. However, practitioners and clients are struggling with Telehealth fatigue. It is becoming more and more challenging to engage clients and sustain their interest and motivation in online sessions. This training will present new ideas and creative strategies to help make online sessions meaningful and effective.
The webinar will feature pre-recorded interviews between Liana Lowenstein and leaders in the teleplay therapy field. Liana will offer live commentary and will outline guidelines for selecting play and expressive arts techniques.
Here’s our exciting line-up of guest speakers:
- Rachel Altvater
- Sophia Ansari
- Josué Cardona
- April Duncan
- Jackie Flynn
- Robert Jason Grant
- Jamie Lynn Langley
- Clair Mellenthin
- Lauren Stockley
- Jessica Stone
- Describe key guidelines for selecting play and expressive arts techniques for use in online sessions
- Identify at least three best-practice tips for effective online sessions
- Identify the 4 C’s of digital play therapy
- Implement at least five play and expressive arts techniques that can be implemented through Telehealth with children, teens, and families
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Alvater, R., Singer, R.R., & Gil, E. (2017). Modern trends in the playroom-preferences and interactions with tradition and innovation. International Journal of Play Therapy, 26(4), 239-249.
Douma, M., Joosten, M. M. H., Scholten, L., Maurice-Stam, H., & Grootenhuis, M. A. (2019). Online cognitive-behavioral group intervention for adolescents with chronic illness: A pilot study. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 7(1), 79–92. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpp0000274
Greenbaum, Z. (2020). How well is telepsychology working? Monitor on Psychology. 51(5). Page 46.
Purswell, K. E., & Stulmaker, H. L. (2015). Expressive arts in supervision: Choosing developmentally appropriate interventions. International Journal of Play Therapy, 24(2), 103–117. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039134
Wymer, B., Ohrt, J. H., Morey, D., & Swisher, S. (2020). Integrating expressive arts techniques into trauma-focused treatment with children. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 42(2), 124-139. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.2.03
Rachel Altvater
Moltrecht, B., Deighton, J., Patalay, P., & Edbrooke-Childs, J. (2020). Effectiveness of current psychological interventions to improve emotion regulation in youth: A meta-analysis. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01498-4
Sophia Ansari and Josué Cardona
Badatala, A., Leddo, J., Islam, A., Patel, K., & Surapaneni, P. (2016). The effects of playing cooperative and competitive video games on teamwork and team performance. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research, 2(12), 24-28.
April Duncan
English, D., Lambert, S., Tynes, B., Bowleg, L., Zea, M., & Howard, L. (2020). Daily multidimensional racial discrimination among Black U.S. American adolescents. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 66,101068–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2019.101068
Womack, V. & Sloan, L. (2017). The association of mindfulness and racial socialization messages on approach-oriented coping strategies among African Americans. Journal of Black Studies, 48(4), 408–426.https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934717696789
Jacki Flynn
Nelson, E., Cain, S., & Sharp, S. (2017). Considerations for Conducting Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 26(1), 77–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chc.2016.07.008
Robert Jason Grant
Stagnitti, K., & Pfeifer, L. I. (2017). Methodological considerations for a directive play therapy approach for children with autism and related disorders. International Journal of Play Therapy. 26, 160-171.
Clair Mellethin
Hilty, D., Shoemaker, E., Myers, K., Snowdy, C., Yellowlees, P., & Yager, J. (2016). Need for and Steps Toward a Clinical Guideline for the Telemental Healthcare of Children and Adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 26(3), 283–295. https://doi.org/10.1089/cap.2015.0129
Myers, K., Nelson, E., Rabinowitz, T., Hilty, D., Baker, D., Barnwell, S., … Bernard, J. (2017). American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines for Telemental Health with Children and Adolescents. Telemedicine and e-Health, 23(10), 779–804. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2017.0177
Lauren Stockley
Fang, S., & Ding, D. (2020). A meta-analysis of the efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy for children. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 15, 225-234.
Jessica Stone
Edwards, B. (2016). Analysis and interpretation of children’s drawings. http://premisrecerca.uvic.cat/sites/default/files/webform/tr_finished_finished_finished_finished_uvic.pdf
Foley, Y. C. & Mullis, F. (n.d.). Interpreting children's human figure drawings. http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf/16DF1A5AE7EF8D72852575A80073E69C/$file/InterpretingChildren%27sHumanFigureDrawings.pdf
Silver, R. (2009). Identifying children and adolescents with depression: Review of the Stimulus Drawing Task and Draw A Story research. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 26(4), 174-180.
Stone, J. (2020). Digital play therapy. New York: Routledge.
Jamie Langley
Langley, J. (In press). Nature play therapy and telehealth: How green time and screen time can play well together. In J. Stone (Ed.), Telehealth and play therapy: Foundations, populations, and interventions. Routledge.
Langley, J.L. (2019). Nature play therapy: When nature comes into play. Playground. (Spring/Summer), 20 – 24. https://cacpt.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Playground-Spring-2019.pdf Louv, R. (2008). Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature-deficit disorder. Algonquin Books.
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Recorded Participant
I loved how you collected the interventions from multiple well known speakers in the play therapy community. Each presentation was concise and easy to implement. I love everything about Liana and her skill to interact with others. I liked the brief introduction of each speaker and how they explained their intervention.
Read MoreRecorded Participant
This training was awesome. There are so many great resources that were demonstrated and provided in the handouts. I can see how I could apply every single one of them with my clients in therapy.
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Trainers were knowledgeable and content is most useful.
Recorded Participant
I loved the variety of resources presented and the presenters' backgrounds
Jenni Bearden, LAPSW
I really appreciated the wide variety of techniques and enjoyed hearing from so many excellent therapists/presenters.
Read MoreNancy Davis, LCSW, RPT-S
This training was helpful, creative and extremely applicable to my practice of telehealth. I finally felt like I had more resources to utilize.
Read MoreRecorded Participant
This training was a wonderful training. Due to COVID and switching to telemental health it has been a struggle to engage younger kids, but this training has provided me with some great activities that will assist me in assisting my clients virtually. I would recommend this training to any one interested in learning new interactive techniques.
Read MoreBrittany Grant MA
I really appreciated that each presenter was to the point and didn't spend a lot of time giving information that was not directly related to client engagement.
Read MoreLive Participant
Super up to date ideas with great moderation from Liana.
Live Participant
I enjoyed that the strategies and techniques were also tied back to theoretical frameworks. I enjoyed hearing about each presenters experience and credentials. I liked the examples that were provided throughout so that participants could really see the strategies in practice, I also enjoyed Liana asking additional questions to presenters especially in how to prompt a client when using the different tools. I enjoyed that the materials were provided in the handouts!
Read MoreDina McNaughton, LCSW
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