Overview
Via live interactive webinar
Course Description:
Due to COVID-19 health concerns, this one-time online event has been approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) for 3 CONTACT CE Hours. See below for full details. Course is limited to 40 attendees only. Once capacity is met, course will be unavailable for purchase.
Trauma can have a huge impact on the developing brain. As play therapists, we might see these effects play out as emotional and behavioral in the classroom or at home. Just as traumatic stress can impair a child’s sensory experience, play therapy can utilize sensory interventions to target and reduce that stress as well as the impact the traumatic stress has on the child or adolescent’s overall functioning.
This training teaches therapists the rationale and theory behind utilizing a sensory approach to working with children and adolescent clients, especially those who have experienced developmental trauma.
Incorporating sensory techniques can come with some discomfort and uncertainty. Therapists will learn about the ethical considerations and potential benefits of such an approach and will discuss strategies for utilizing sensory activities safely and therapeutically. Examples will be discussed and case studies reviewed.
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recall at least 3 common sensory challenges, associated with trauma/stress, in child and adolescent clients that may present in your office.
- Discuss the ethical considerations, as well as potential benefits, in incorporating touch into the play therapy session.
- Apply at least 6 play therapy interventions utilizing the client’s five senses and describe the purpose, rationale, and steps of these interventions.
Sources and Resources (click to expand):
Ayres, A. J., Robbins, J., & McAtee, S. (2018). Sensory integration and the child: Understanding hidden sensory challenges. Los Angeles, CA: Western Psychological Services.
Brody, V. A. (2006). The dialogue of touch: Developmental play therapy. Northvale, NJ: Rowman & Littlefield.
Courtney, J. A., Nolan, R. D., & Gil, E. (2017). Touch in child counseling and play therapy: An ethical and clinical guide. New York, NY: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Folsom, Scott S., "The therapeutic use of nurturing touch with children in play therapy" (2016). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA. https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/1699
Nakazawa, D. J. (2016). Childhood disrupted: How your biography becomes your biology, and how you can heal. New York, NY: Atria Paperback.
Stewart, A. L., Field, T. A., & Echterling, L. G. (2016). Neuroscience and the magic of play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 25(1), 4-13. doi:10.1037/pla0000016
CE Credits: 3 CE Live Online Contact Hour(s)
Note: Live interactive webinar is considered the same credit status as live in person by New York, Maryland and many other State boards. Please confirm with your local board.
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: This course provides 3 Contact Hour(s) live online credits (via interactive webinar).
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 (in person or live online).
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.
APT Content
Content Access:
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Cancellation, Policies and Refunds:
Fee covers: Attendance, course material and CE award to those who complete the course. Registration is open until the course sells out (when this occurs, purchase option is disabled). We recommend signing up early to secure your spot and for early bird pricing. We provide a full refund upon request for cancellations submitted seven (7) calendar days before the webinar date. Cancellations received after that time frame will be granted: a transfer, credit or recorded webinar access, when available. For further questions, please see the
FAQ section or
contact us. In the rare event of a training cancellation, a notification and full refund (for the course fee only) will be automatically sent to you via your email on file.
Accessibility Accommodations:
To request an accommodation, please
contact us with at least two weeks prior notice.
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.
