NCAPT Spring Conference - Wilmington, NC Friday, March 8, 2024, 8:30AM - 4:30PM EST & Saturday, March 9, 2024, 8:30AM - 4:30 PM EST McNeill Hall, Room 1005 UNC Wilmington 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403
Speaker: Sue Bratton, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S Professor Emerita and Director Emerita, Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas Certified CCPT-Supervisor and Trainer Certified CPRT-Supervisor and Trainer
Register Here: north-carolina-association-for-play-therapy.ce-go.com/ncapt-spring-conference/home Friday, March 8, 2024 Session: Play Therapy for Children with a History of Interpersonal Trauma/Attachment Difficulties: An Integrative, Humanistic Approach Children with a history of interpersonal trauma and attachment disruptions often face a complex and sometimes difficult journey toward healing. Allowing children to access and integrate their experiences in safe and manageable ways is essential to the healing process particularly for children who have experienced pre-verbal traumas stored as implicit memory. The healing process will be explored in the context of an integrative humanistic play therapy approach grounded in the belief that involving parents/caregivers is essential to the healing process. Case example and video vignettes will be used to examine attachment dynamics and the complexity of trauma play in terms of its unique and personal meaning for the child and how that informs the critical work within the child’s system. Strategies and examples of when and how to effectively involve caregivers will be presented. Neurobiological and developmental aspects of interpersonal trauma and attachment disruptions will be discussed in support of an integrated, research-informed humanistic play therapy intervention, grounded in the principles of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and the Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) filial therapy model. Participants are asked to bring 10-15 miniatures from varying categories Learning Objectives
Name two developmental considerations in providing play therapy interventions with children who have experienced early interpersonal/relationship trauma.
Discuss two rationales for an integrated humanistic play therapy approach for children presenting with early interpersonal/relationship trauma.
Discuss considerations for involving parents directly in the play therapy process when working with this population.
Discuss two guidelines for clinical decision-making regarding timing of play therapy and systemic/family work with children presenting with a history of early interpersonal/relationship trauma.
Discuss considerations for the person of the play therapist when working with this population.
Describe research support for humanistic play therapy approaches grounded in CCPT and CPRT for children who have experienced early interpersonal/relationship trauma.
Saturday, March 9, 2024 Session: Intangible Dynamics in the Play Therapy Process That Facilitate or Hinder the Child’s Journey Towards Healing Strong empirical evidence supports play therapy’s effectiveness to facilitate children’s healing from a range of adverse experiences. Yet, the child’s journey toward healing can be facilitated or hindered by important dynamics in the play therapy process that may be inadvertently taken for granted or ignored including the following: the play therapist's understanding of and response to issues related to the person of the therapist, the child’s safety and attachment needs, relationship dynamics between play therapist and child, and therapeutic structuring. Participants will also explore personal beliefs and assumptions about the change process within the context of congruent use of self. The child’s healing process is facilitated by a self-aware play therapist who is attuned and sensitive to the uniqueness of the child’s inner world, understands the complex nuances of the play therapy process, and readily seeks supervision/consultation to examine dynamics that may be interfering with the child’s innate tendency toward growth and self-actualization. Grounded in humanistic principles, this workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to explore difficult/challenging moments from their own experiences and how an understanding of these dynamics informs the course of play therapy. Learning Objectives Following the workshop, play therapists will be able to:
Identify at least two intangible dynamics that can impact the play therapy process
Articulate their belief about their role in the child’s growth and healing process in play therapy
Discuss their role in facilitating the child’s neuroception of safety
Identify ways in which the child’s attachment experience can impact the therapist-child relationship
Discuss therapist use of self as a way of being that facilitates the child’s healing process
Identify at least one personal issue that at times have hindered a child client’s therapeutic process
Sue Bratton, Ph.D., LPC-S, RPT-S is Professor Emerita, University of North Texas, and Director Emerita, UNT Center for Play Therapy with over 35 years of experience as a practitioner, researcher, and teacher. Sue is nationally and internationally known speaker and author with over 100 publications and over 350 professional presentations in the areas of child and family counseling, with a specific focus on Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)/Filial Therapy. Sue is co-author of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT): An Evidence-Based 10-Session Filial Therapy Model, the CPRT Treatment Manual, and CPRT in Action, a demonstration video illustrating CPRT with adoptive families, as well as two additional contemporary texts, Child-Centered Play Therapy Research and Integrative Play Therapy. Sue’s research agenda is focused on examining the effectiveness of CCPT, CPRT, andschool-based play therapy for children and their families. Sue is a Past President of the Association for Play Therapy (APT), recipient of the 2016 APT Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007 APT Outstanding Research Award, the 2011 Chi Sigma Iota Outstanding Practitioner Supervisor Award, the 2013 ACA Best Practice Award, the 2013 AHC Humanistic Educator/ Supervisor Award, the 2014 ACA Extended Research Award, and several University teaching, research and service awards. Sue is also co-creator of the international certification program for Child-Centered Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy. Sue is an active social advocate for children at the local, national, and international level, particularly for underserved children who have experienced interpersonal trauma. Her career-long passion and record of service is focused on helping children receive the help and nurturing they need to reach their personal potential. Daily Schedule 8:30am - 9:00am: Registration 9:00am - 10: 30am: Presentation 10:30am - 10:45am: Break 10:45am - 12:00pm: Presentation 12:00pm - 1:00pm: Lunch on your own (options nearby on campus) 1:00pm - 2:30pm: Presentation 2:30pm - 2:45pm: Break 2:45pm - 4:30pm: Presentation
North Carolina APT CE INFORMATION
The North Carolina Association for Play Therapy is an APT Approved Provider (#03125).
The Conference offers a total of 12.00 contact hours ( 6.00 hrs. per day).
Continuing education is awarded on a daily basis with full attendance required for the days attended. Partial daily CE credit is not offered.
Forms and other required CE materials will be available online If you have questions regarding the program, continuing education learning objectives, presenter bios, or grievance issues, contact NCAPT at ncapt2000@gmail.com
NOTE: To receive continuing education credit, applicants must complete all CE materials, sign in/out at designated locations, and submit an evaluation form for the sessions attended. NOTE: It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if CE credit offered meets the regulations of their state licensing/certification board. Psychology: Approved by the American Psychological Association Counseling/ MFT: Play Therapy: NCAPT is an approved provider of CE by the Association for Play Therapy Non-Credit Events: Registration, breakfast, lunch, reception events, committee/business meetings, networking sessions. Ethics Hours / Academic Credit: This program offers no “ethics hours”. This program is not “academic” credit and CE hours awarded are not eligible toward fulfillment of a degree. Skills Level: Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced. Attendees are urged to review the session descriptions to determine appropriateness for professional and personal needs. Instructional Methodology: May include lecture, demonstration, audio/visual, case examples, experiential practice of techniques, large and small group discussion. ** Register Here: north-carolina-association-for-play-therapy.ce-go.com/ncapt-spring-conference/home**
Online registration ends March 4, 2024. A $25 administrative fee will be charged for cancelled registrations. No refunds or cancellations offered after February 29, 2024.
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