Upcoming Live Events
Play Therapy in a School Setting
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
$129
Providing play therapy in a school brings with it unique opportunities as well as challenges. This training will provide play therapists in schools (social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, student interns and other mental health professionals) with the tools they need to implement play therapy in their school setting.
Presented by Stephanie Williams, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
WHEN: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
TIME: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM CDT
WHERE: Southern Sandtray Institute
2605 SW Square Jonesboro, AR 72401
WHAT: LIVE TRAINING with Stephanie Williams
Play Therapy in a School Setting
6 contact CE hours will be provided
(APT Approved Provider 15-432 and ACEP No. 6650)
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Learning Objectives:
- Explain the need for play therapy in schools and the benefits it provides.
- Discuss the barriers that therapists face when providing play therapy in schools and ways to address these.z
- Utilize best practices for working collaboratively with other school professionals.
- Summarize the main play therapy theories utilized in schools, including Child-Centered, Adlerian and Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy, as well as the pros and cons of each.
- Demonstrate new play therapy techniques for working with students based on the main play therapy theories.
- Explain how sandtray play therapy is a useful modality in schools.
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Stephanie Williams, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with over 15 years of experience in counseling and play therapy. She is an Approved Provider by the Association for Play Therapy and provides play therapy trainings on a variety of topics. Stephanie also provides clinical supervision for mental health professionals working toward their RPT, SB-RPT and/or LCSW in Missouri. In addition to her clinical work with children and families, she has over 5 years of experience in managing and supervising staff and programs. Stephanie also developed and taught a play therapy sequence of graduate level classes for the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
Play Therapy with Teens & Tweens
Friday, May 3rd, 2019
$129
You’re never too old to play! Play therapy can be a beneficial and fun way to engage with adolescents. Come learn more about working with this age group and leave with many new interventions you can use today with your teen and tween clients.
Presented by Stephanie Williams, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S
WHEN: Friday, May 3rd, 2019
TIME: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM CDT
WHERE: Southern Sandtray Institute
2605 SW Square Jonesboro, AR 72401
WHAT: LIVE TRAINING with Stephanie Williams
Play Therapy with Teens & Tweens
6 contact CE hours will be provided
(APT Approved Provider 15-432 and ACEP No. 6650)
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Learning Objectives:
- Describe the benefits of play therapy for adolescents and how play therapy fits with adolescent development.
- Identify special considerations for using play with adolescents, including introducing play, the play environment and other confidentiality concerns.
- Utilize play therapy interventions to engage adolescents and build rapport.
- Use therapeutic games that are helpful for adolescents in play therapy.
- Explain how sandtray can be beneficial to adolescents.
- Demonstrate art and music play therapy interventions to use with adolescents.
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Stephanie Williams, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with over 15 years of experience in counseling and play therapy. She is an Approved Provider by the Association for Play Therapy and provides play therapy trainings on a variety of topics. Stephanie also provides clinical supervision for mental health professionals working toward their RPT, SB-RPT and/or LCSW in Missouri. In addition to her clinical work with children and families, she has over 5 years of experience in managing and supervising staff and programs. Stephanie also developed and taught a play therapy sequence of graduate level classes for the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
