Diagnosis, Assessment, & Treatment Planning in Play Therapy

May 14th & May 21st, 2022  9:00am-4:00pm CST
Phase II: 12 CEs – CORE Curriculum Course - Webinar
* This training counts as 12 hours of APT Approved Training (3 hour of Seminal Theories, 4 hours of Skills/Methods, & 5 hours of Special Topics)
Trainer: Dr. April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S

A child’s play or pattern of behavior in the playroom can guide a play therapist towards an effective diagnosis and treatment plan. This webinar will explore the use of play as an assessment tool to identify common play themes that may signal mental and/or behavioral concerns in children and adolescents. Time will be spent exploring play therapy interventions to support common diagnoses in children. This webinar will help the play therapist increase their competency in using sand tray therapy in their playroom to identify signs of mental distress to assist in diagnosis, as well as identifying play-based goals for their clients. Role plays and experiential activities will be used to help attendees feel more confident in utilizing sand tray as an assessment tool. Participants will use case studies to practice integrating play-based interventions into the construction of treatment plans to address issues such as impulsivity, conduct issues, and more. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the advantages of play-based assessments in individual and family play therapy sessions
2. Discuss the value of play therapy assessments in the treatment of children and adolescents
3.  Assess play themes that may be a sign of common mental health disorders in children and adolescents 
4. Design measurable play therapy treatment goals and objectives through the use of play therapy case study examples
5.  Demonstrate ways games can be integrated into play therapy sessions to help guide mental health diagnosis
6. Explain play-based interventions to use in individual, group and family play therapy to decrease mental distress in children and adolescents
7. Write play therapy treatment goals using sand tray therapy. 
8. Discuss sand tray prompts to implement in play therapy with clients across the lifespan to assess mental distress. 
9. Analyze play themes in sand tray that can be used as a play therapy assessment tool. 
10. Assess therapeutic progress in sand tray play therapy. 
11. Discuss sand tray therapy as an assessment tool in family play therapy.
    
12. ​Identify sand tray categories that communicate mental distress in the playroom.
    

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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.