Body Basics with Adlerian Play Therapy for Clients with Trauma – Live Webinar/Kansas City
Description:
In this interactive, in-person workshop, participants will explore body-centered techniques—including movement, yoga-inspired activities, body scans, parasympathetic nervous system soothing, breathing techniques, and sensorimotor drawing—for use with traumatized clients in play therapy. Participants will examine how trauma can affect the body across the lifespan and why increasing clients’ awareness of bodily sensations can complement traditional play therapy work with emotions, cognitions, and behaviors.
Drawing from Adlerian conceptualization and strategies, body-centered techniques, and expressive arts, participants will learn practical, developmentally appropriate interventions for assessment and treatment. The workshop will emphasize hands-on application of body-centered play therapy techniques that can be used without physically touching clients. Participants will leave with practical tools for incorporating body-centered and expressive arts interventions into their play therapy practice with clients who have experienced trauma.
Workshop Objectives:
- Define temperament and explain its relevance to Adlerian play therapy.
- Identify at least 4 elements of temperament and explain their role in understanding a child’s behavior.
- Apply temperament concepts to Adlerian play therapy assessment and conceptualization.
- Explain how to use temperament conceptualization to develop individualized treatment plans and adjust therapeutic strategies based on a child’s temperament and presenting needs.
- Identify how temperament may be expressed in play therapy and select appropriate interventions based on temperament characteristics.
- Explain the importance of considering parent and teacher perspectives when assessing a child’s temperament.
Instructor: Nikole Pauli, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, C-Adpt
Workshop Schedule:
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:00 Training Continues
1:00-2:30 Training Resumes
2:30-2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45-4:30 Training Continues with Workshop Conclusion
Live Webinar Policy:
For a successful Live Webinar that ensures full CE credit, you will need:
- A device (computer or tablet preferred) with a working camera and microphone.
- A strong and reliable internet connection.
- A designated safe space of your choosing free from disruption.
- A reliable childcare plan (if applicable).
- A commitment to keep your webcam on the entire workshop.
- The workshop supplies nearby that have either been requested in the workshop email or provided in the supply shipment (if applicable).
Workshop Cancellation:
- Cancellation requests should be submitted by email to Heartlandpti@gmail.com no later than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date in order to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee. Cancellation and/or rescheduled requests that are submitted after 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date will result in a refund of the paid workshop fee – with the exception of a $25 administrative fee for a half-day workshop, a $50 administrative fee for a full-day workshop a $75 administrative fee for 2-day workshop.
- Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to insufficient enrollment. Heartland Play will email workshop students at least 5 calendar days in advance of the scheduled workshop date to notify students of the cancellation. Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for a future course date or to receive a full refund of paid workshop fees.
- Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to inclement weather, instructor illness or instructor family emergency. If a workshop is canceled, students will be notified via e-mail prior to the workshop start time. Heartland Play will notify the students of a reschedule date for the workshop within 10 calendar days of the cancelled workshop. Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for the future course date or to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee.