St. Louis Play Therapy Institute has been monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic. To comply with the state and national government recommendations to prevent the spread of the outbreak, we will be cancelling the remaining training for this month:  Order in the Playroom! Play Therapy with Court-Mandated Clients on March 20th, 2020, and will be closing registration for all April trainings. We will continue to monitor and follow the recommendations set forth by state and federal agencies, so please continue to check in for updates as news continues to develop, and as STLPTI sets up options for webinar trainings.

Order in the Playroom!
​Play Therapy with Court-Mandated Clients

Phase III: 3  CEs– Special Topic Course
* This training counts as 3 hours of APT Approved Training (3 hours of Special Topics)
​Trainer: Lisa Eilerts, JD, MSW, LCSW, Registered Play Therapist

This training will talk about the dynamics of the court system, including being a court ordered play therapist for children. We will briefly look at ethical principles involved in when testifying as an expert play therapist.  Participants will learn different play therapy interventions to use with court-ordered children in the playroom, as well as ways to include parents and guardians, as appropriate.Group play-therapy activities to use with juvenile offenders will also be explored.
Learning Objectives:
  1. Review the basic principles of the legal system and how that may affect behaviors in the playroom.
  2. Explore play therapy techniques to use with children and adolescents involved in the court system.
  3. Discuss various ethical standards around producing documentation and the release of confidential information from play therapy sessions

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.
Trainings will be held at: 1123 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63101. All half day trainings run from either 9 AM to 12:00 PM OR 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.  Please note that while many trainings are on Thursdays and Fridays, in an effort to accommodate requests, some trainings fall on different days of the week.
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St. Louis Play Therapy Institute is an APT Approved Provider (#14-386) for play therapy training for local professionals. Founded by April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S and Sarah Lehman, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, we pride ourselves on quality play therapy training at accessible prices.

​STLPTI is located at 1123 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63101.
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