Sexual Abuse: From the Playroom to the Courtroom

Phase III: 6 CEs - SPECIAL Topic
​* This training counts as 6 hours of APT Approved Training (1 hour of Skills/Methods & 5 hours of Special Topics)
Trainer: Dawnielle Robinson, LPC, NCC, Registered Play Therapist

This training will examine ways to help play therapists become more proficient in working with clients who have experienced sexual abuse.  From setting up the playroom sensitively to preparing to testify in court effectively, every therapist will benefit from this training.  Dawnielle Robinson is both a police officer and a Registered Play Therapist.  She brings a unique, expert perspective to a much needed topic. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore how & why trauma is stored in the client’s body and ways in which it can be acted out/communicated during play therapy sessions.
2. Discuss how sexual abuse might display itself throughout the play therapy process.
3. Examine the basic concepts regarding forensic interviewing (leading vs non-leading/ open ended questions), in an effort to ensure that the play therapist is representing their discipline ethically and not unintentionally impeding possible investigations.
4. Learn how to set up the playroom to be forensically sensitive to clients of varying ages and developmental stages.
5. Discuss ways in which play therapists can work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team (initial disclosure forms, hotlines, subpoenas, etc.),
6. Learn how to effectively prepare for testifying in court as a play therapist (ways to make play therapy stand up in court/ collaborative details, expert testimony, when to expound, how to deal with cross)

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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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Trainings will be held at: 1123 Locust St, St. Louis, MO 63101. All full day trainings run from 9 AM to 4:00 PM, with a lunch break between 12-1pm.  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.