Adlerian Play Therapy with African American Children: Disrupting the Preschool to Prison Pipeline
​6 CEs​ - SPECIAL Topic
* This training counts as 6 hours of APT Approved Training (3 hours of Seminal Theories, 2 hours of Skills/Methods, & 1 hour of Skills/Methods)
Trainer: April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist

Recent research has highlighted the racial disparities in school discipline and punishment, resulting in African American children of all ages being funneled through the Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline. This one-day workshop explores the trends contributing to the racial disparities such as police presence in schools and zero tolerance policies. Clinicians will gain an understanding of how play therapy can help engage children, their families and teachers in reducing perceived problem behaviors and, ultimately, reduce school discipline and punishment among African American students.

Learning Objectives:

1. List symptoms of traumatic stress that can manifest in the play therapy room with African American clients.
2. List ways to engage African American children in play therapy in order to facilitate healthy social, emotional and cognitive development.
3. Discover new play therapy interventions designed to engage African American children and adolescents in treatment for mental health disturbances.
4. Analyze personal biases a play therapist may encounter when working with this population.
5. Survey behaviors in play that may help the play therapist identify mental health issues in children and adolescents.
6. Name cultural concepts that play therapists need to incorporate into their clinical work for effective treatment of traumatized clients. 

Please note: *Attendees are reminded that registration for a training must be cancelled within 48 hours of payment in order to receive a FULL refund* To request a change to a training, please email us at stlplaytherapy@gmail.com. Cancellations that are made seven days before the training date will given the option for either a refund less a $25 administration fee or a credit towards a future training. The refund amount will be for the amount paid for the training less a $25 administration fee.  All refunds will be mailed 60 days after request.  For persons requesting a credit, they will receive an individualized code for the amount to be used for a future training.

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