Play Therapy Informed Tips & Tricks for Connecting to Teens (2 Hours)
2 APT Non-Contact Credits from Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, APT Approved Provider 06-128. No NBCC Credits.
Course Description:
Older children and adolescents are not too old for play therapy. Play therapy can be tweaked and augmented to create developmentally well-suited interventions for kids who are too old for traditional play therapy. In this webinar, participants will learn how to adapt basic play therapy skills to engage pre-adolescents and adolescents in play therapy. Developmental and cultural issues relevant with these kids will be addressed and many practical and dynamic interventions will be demonstrated.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
1) Identify three ways to adapt play therapy to pre-adolescents and adolescents.
2) Describe play therapy techniques suitable to pre-adolescents and adolescents.
3) Create play therapy interventions based on the developmental and emotional needs of the client.
Continuing Education Credits
Integrative Counseling Services, PLLC is approved by The Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. Our provider number is 06-168. This course provides 2 non-contact APT credits.
Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0085. This course provides 2 CE credits.
Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0308. This course provides 2 CE credits.
Instructor Jodi Mullen, PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master
Dr. Jodi Mullen is a professor at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department. She primarily teaches in the Mental Health Counseling Program. She is the director of Integrative Counseling Services, with several offices in Central New York. Dr. Mullen is an international speaker, author, credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. Dr. Mullen has over 30 years in the field of counseling. She has authored books on play therapy, counseling children and adolescents, supervision, grief counseling and parenting. Dr. Mullen was the 2008 recipient of the Key Award for Professional Training & Education through the Association for Play Therapy. She is the proud Momma of Leah & Andrew.
Course curriculum
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Tips for Teens
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VIDEO: Play Therapy with Teens
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Evaluation (Required)
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Quiz (Required)
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About this course
- $60.00
- 6 lessons
- 2 hours of video content
