Overview
Via recorded webinar
Course Description:
This course provides 3 CE non-contact APT Hours. See below for full details.
Therapy is most effective when treatment is based on a comprehensive assessment which guides the interventions. Nowhere has this been more challenging than working with children or teens who often present as both hesitant, unable, or resistant to share what they are thinking or feeling. This is compounded by the recent pandemic which has forced mental health professionals to find new skills for online engagement and services.
This training will outline a step-by-step model that will empower you to effectively assess children and teens with a wide variety of presenting issues. Participants will learn an innovative play-based assessment model they can implement immediately into their practice and thereby create more effective outcomes.
A number of key issues will be highlighted, including key guidelines for assessment; factors that affect assessment; structure of assessment; gathering information from caregivers and collaterals; rapport-building; treatment planning; providing feedback on assessment results to caregivers.
Creative structured play therapy activities will be presented. Case examples will demonstrate the assessment techniques and how they can be used by clinicians. The key steps for developing a treatment plan will be outlined, and a sample treatment plan will be presented. Participants will receive a packet of assessment activities that they can use immediately in their clinical practice.
Original recording date: November 10, 2022 Length: 3 hours
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Utilize 3 play therapy interventions to build rapport with children and adolescents
- Implement 3 play therapy techniques to assess children and adolescents
- List the 3 key steps for developing a treatment plan
- Identify 3 guidelines for providing feedback to caregivers
Sources and Resources (click to expand)
Cavett, A. (2010). Structured Play-Based Interventions for Engaging Children and Adolescents in Therapy. Infinity Publishing.
Jongsma, A. E., Peterson, L. M., & McInnis, W. P. (2014). The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner: Includes DSM-5 Updates. John Wiley & Sons.
Lowenstein, L. (2002). More Creative Interventions for Troubled Children and Youth. Toronto: Champion Press.
Lowenstein, L. (2008). Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques. Toronto: Champion Press.
Lowenstein, L. (2009). Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth. Penguin Books.
Maruish, M. E. (2020). Essentials of Treatment Planning (Essentials of Psychological Assessment) (A. Kaufman & N. L. Kaufman, Eds.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Schneider, W. J., Lichtenberger, E. O., & Mather, N. (2018). Essentials of Assessment Report Writing, 2nd Revised Edition (N. L. Kaufman, Ed.). John Wiley & Sons.
CE Details:
3 CE recorded webinar contact hour(s)
Core Wellness, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed
social workers #SW-0569, for
mental health counselors, #MHC-0167 and for
psychologists #PSY-0236. Note: Note: This course provides 3 contact hour(s) self-study credits. Core Wellness, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for all programs. Our credits are accepted via reciprocity by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Board of Psychologists. Please verify with your board.
ASWB ACE Approved:
Core Wellness LLC, #1745, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education
(ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Core Wellness LLC, #1745 maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 05/18/2020 to 05/18/2024. Social workers participating in this course will receive 3 continuing education credits (recorded webinar).
NBCC ACEP Approved
Core Wellness, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7094. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Core Wellness, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
APA Approved
Core Wellness, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Core Wellness, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
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Passing Score and Retest Policy:
Completing the video and achieving a posttest score of 80% or above is required to receive CE award. Open material permitted and one can retest unlimited times. Upon passing, we will email you a completion certificate within one business day. If failed, we will email you a retest in the same timeframe.
Cancellation, Policies and Refunds:
Fee covers: Attendance, course material and CE award to those who successfully complete the course and pass the posttest. Registration is open indefinitely. Recordings, handouts and completion certificates are accessible for a guaranteed one year as long as your account is active. Full refund or equal exchange up to 14 days of purchase if you are not satisfied as long as a completion certificate was not issued. For further details, please see the
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Financial Declarations:
The presenter and Core Wellness hereby declare that no conflict of interest, competing interest, or commercial support for the CE program are present. Presenter receives compensation for program delivery and sales as well as sales of his/her personal books and products.
