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Using Sensory Integration for Developmental Disabilities
​in Play Therapy

Phase II: 6 CEs- SPECIAL Topic
​* This training counts as 6 hours of APT Approved Training (3 hours of Skills/Methods & 3 hours of Special Topics)
Trainers: Sarah Lehman, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
& Shannon Wylie, MOTR/L

When working with children with disabilities, their play skills may be splintered and/or significantly delayed. This special topic will strengthen your clinical play therapy skills when working with children with a variety of developmental disabilities. Join us for a highly interactive training that will teach you how to incorporate sensory interventions into the play therapy process. This one-day workshop will also explore ways of assessing a client’s developmental play skills within a play therapy framework. 
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Learning Objectives:
  1. Examine what developmentally-appropriate play looks like in the playroom from birth to adolescents.
  2. List components of a developmental play chart and know how to utilize these components in the play therapy process
  3. Explore ways to support the emotional, physical, social and cognitive needs of a child with developmental delays through the play therapy process.
  4. Discover a variety of sensory-based play therapy techniques that incorporate all five senses. 
  5. Apply different sensory-based techniques within a play therapy framework for children of all abilities.
  6. Explore ways to decrease symptoms of DSM-5 diagnosis through the use of sensory techniques through the play therapy process.
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 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.
St. Louis Play Therapy Institute is an APT Approved Provider (#14-386) for play therapy training for local professionals. Founded by April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S and Sarah Lehman, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, we pride ourselves on quality play therapy training at accessible prices.

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    • St. Louis Play Therapy, LLC