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. 

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.

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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.