Training

By nyapt-admin, July 8, 2011 6:38 pm

2011-2012 REGIONAL TRAINING SCHEDULE

Growing Up Too Soon: Dealing with the Loss of a Parent Using Play Therapy Techniques.
- Ashley Lawton, MS, CCPT

August 19, 2011- 4:00pm-7:00pm

Integrative Counseling Services
2nd floor conference room
5 W. Cayuga St., Oswego, N.Y. 13126

Overview:

This workshop will focus on issues relating to grief and loss among young children dealing with the loss of a parent through death, deployment, divorce, or incarceration. Participants can expect an in-depth examination of grief, manifesting behaviors and themes seen in the play room relating to parental loss. A variety of techniques will be presented for helping clients manage the symptoms and issues that are associated with grief and parental loss. Additionally, several techniques will be discussed for working with caregivers of children who have lost a parent. The presentation will be given in PowerPoint format and will involve interactive lecture and interactive components. The theoretical framework in which this presentation falls is Prescriptive Play Therapy.

Download our training brochure (PDF).

The Use of Sandplay in Developmental Models of Supervision
-Stephen Demanchick, Ph.D, LMHC, RPT

November 5, 2011- 9:00am – 11:00am
Nazareth College
4245 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
The Arts Center – Palladoro Room

Overview:

The purpose of this workshop is to examine models of play therapist and clinician development, highlight concerns of supervisors and supervisees, and discover ways to incorporate concepts from sandplay therapy into our clinical supervision. This workshop meets the APT supervisor training requirement for RPT-S renewal.

Using Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Social Skills and Emotional Development
-Mary Anne Assini, LCSW-R, RPT-S

September 21, 2012 – 9:00am-3:00pm

St. Catherine’s Center for Children
Pastoral Center
40 North Main Ave.
Albany, NY 12003

Overview:

This workshop will be presented from a developmental perspective. Emphasis will be on exploration of play therapy techniques and interventions that can be integrated to help children enhance their social skills and emotional development.

Training Resources:

Astor Services for Children & Families
www.astorservices.org

Brenda Bierdeman
drbrendasoffice@verizon.net

Center for Sandplay Studies
ljcarey@optonline.net

Children’s Institute, Inc.
www.childrensinstitute.net

Integrative Counseling Services, Inc.
www.integrativecounseling.us

Mind Care Institute of Behavioral Health Inc., The
www.themindcare.org

Nazareth College Play Therapy Center for Children and Families
www.naz.edu/dept/cpp

New York Association for Play Therapy
www.newyorkapt.org

New York University Silver Sch of Social Work
www.socialwork.nyu.edu

Play Therapy Institute, LLC
adrewes@hvc.rr.com

Rhinebeck Child and Family Center:
http://www.childtherapytechniques.com/