Back to School...Yikes!!
Back to school is an exciting a joyful time for most students... but often not for our anxious and worried children and teens. Many have have struggled through the ups and downs of virtual or in-person school. Or been over the moon to not have in-person school! Now with the start of school, therapists, play therapists, counselors and social workers need to plan ahead to minimize the impact of going back to school. This webinar will serve as a guide for therapists to infuse their practice with art, play and sandtray activities that will support anxious and worried children and teens. Therapists will be able to incorporate learned skills into their clinical approach and techniques into in person and online telehealth services. Ethical considerations, diversity and limitations will also be explored.
By the end of the video, participants will be able to:
- Describe at least two art, play and sandtray activities to incorporate into back to school readiness services.
- Identify at least three cultural considerations with play and art therapy techniques.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how anxiety and worries impact scholastic performance.
- Create a unique plan for back to school readiness
This workshop counts towards APT Cultural & Social Diversity and Skills & Methods
Participants will be awarded 2 APT Non-Contact CE and FL LMHC, LMFT & LCSW CEU's upon successful completion of a post test.
APT Approved Provider #20-618 & Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling BAP#50-20533
Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
Back To School Anxiety
Back to school is an exciting a joyful time for most students...but often not for our anxious and worried children and teens. With the start of school coming up, therapists, play therapists, counselors and social workers need to plan ahead to minimize the impact of going back to school.
Art, Play & Sandtray Techniques
This webinar will serve as a guide for therapists to infuse their practice with art, play and sandtray activities that will support anxious and worried children and teens. Therapists will be able to incorporate learned skills into their clinical approach and techniques into in person and online telehealth services.
Ethics, Diversity & Culture
Ethical issues, diversity and cultural considerations will be explored throughout the video. Clinicians will learn how to incorporate cultural competence into their play therapy practice.
Example Curriculum
Your Trainer - Marla Berger, LMHC, ATR, RPT-S™, Eagala Advanced Certified, EMDR Trained
Marla is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor™, EMDR Trained, Qualified Supervisor, Natural Lifemanship Intensive Trained and an Eagala Advanced Certified Professional. In other words, she loves experiential therapies! Marla founded Berger Counseling Services in 2009 and has presented locally and nationally on experiential services, trauma and bereavement.
