Overview
Via recorded webinar
Course Description:
Proper termination of play therapy services must be attended to in order for children and families to have opportunity for healthy closure of the therapeutic process and relationship.
This 2 hour training will review the ethical importance of appropriate termination in play therapy and will provide a framework for termination and a variety of techniques and activities therapists can utilize to provide children and families the chance to say goodbye.
Original recording date: January 25, 2021 Length: 2 hours
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the importance of healthy and appropriate termination of play therapy services.
- Cite the relative professional ethics code that addresses the process of termination.
- List 10 play therapy termination activities.
- Describe how to provide termination when the therapy ends more abruptly than planned for.
Sources and Resources (click to expand)
Baker-Ericzén M., Jenkins M., Haine-Schlagel R. (2013 ) Therapist, parent, and youth perspectives of treatment barriers to family-focused community outpatient mental health services. Journal of Child & Family Studies. 22(6):854-868. https//doi.org/10.1007/s10826-012-9644-7.
Comer, J. S., Hong, N., Poznanski, B., Silva, K., & Wilson, M. (2019). Evidence base update on the treatment of early childhood anxiety and related problems. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2018.1534208
Kottman, T. & Meany-Walen, K. K. (2018). Doing play therapy: From building the relationship to facilitating change. Guilford Publications.
Kottman, T., & Meany-Walen, K. (2016). Partners in play: An Adlerian approach to play therapy. John Wiley & Sons.
Post, P. B., Ceballos, P. L., & Penn, S. L. (2012). Collaborating With Parents to Establish Behavioral Goals in Child-Centered Play Therapy. The Family Journal, 20(1), 51–57. https://doi.org/10.1177/1066480711425472
Ray, Dee. (2011). Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice. Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice. 1-326. 10.4324/9780203837269.
West, J. (1984) Ending or Beginning? A Discussion of the Theory and Practice of Termination Procedures in Play Therapy, Journal of Social Work Practice, 1:2, 49-65, DOI: 10.1080/02650538408414775
CE Details:
2 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 and for mental health counselors, #MHC-0167. Note: Note: This course provides 2 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 2 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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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.
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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.
