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Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify, compare, and contrast theories used within the profession of play therapy
• Recognize theories within different formats of play therapy (individual, group, family, school, etc.)
• Use 19 Proposition to identify how maladjustment occurs in children
• Explore theory (Jaak Panseek) about circuits of emotion and the importance of connection with children when utilizing child-centered play-therapy.

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify the purpose and rationale of therapeutic limit setting in child-centered play therapy.
• Recognize the importance of the relationship in therapeutic limit setting in child-centered play therapy.
• Demonstrate the use of ACT model in therapeutic limit setting during play therapy session.
• Identify personal concerns using limit setting in play therapy.

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate basic play therapy skills with non-clinical child volunteers, with immediate supervisory feedback.
• Observe live non-clinical play therapy sessions with immediate supervisory feedback.
• Give feedback about observations of others and self.
• Identify areas of personal growth for next micro-practicum

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify play behaviors.
• Review understanding of Being With in play therapy
• Begin to conceptualize child using play behaviors as reference.
• Explore typical non-facilitative responses in play therapy.

Using Creativity in Ethical Clinical Supervision: Inclusivity, Expansiveness, and Engagement   Often, practicing counseling supervisors are placed in situations to supervise counseling interns and students without having the appropriate supervisory skills and/or support.  The objectives of this six-hour workshop are to provide the participant with knowledge and skills of supervision as well as to help […]

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Understand importance of including parents when conducting child-centered play therapy.
• Explore types of parent interviews.
• Identify characteristics of good parenting.
• Explain play therapy it parents.

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Demonstrate basic play therapy skills with non-clinical child volunteers, with immediate supervisory feedback.
• Observe live non-clinical play therapy sessions with immediate supervisory feedback.
• Give feedback about observations self and others.
• Identify areas of growth regarding play therapy skills.

Learning Objectives: By attending this session, participants will be able to:
• Review code of ethics for represented associations of participants as it pertains to children.
• Identify ethical issues involved in providing play therapy for children and their caregivers.
• Develop understanding of confidentiality in play therapy.
• Determine therapeutic termination when implementing play therapy.

**Event shall be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rescheduled date to be announced.**   Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Ethics In Therapy With Dr. Joseph Christopherson, ED D., LMFT Class Objectives: Participants will be able to identify the most common ethical issues that lead to legal or civil litigation. Participants will learn the LMFT […]

The Supervisor Training curriculum is designed to meet the 40-hour training requirement for professionals seeking qualification as an LPC Supervisor by the State of Texas or LMFT Supervisor by the State of Texas.