Empowering Children to Boss Back Their Anxiety with Play Therapy – Kansas City
Description:
Anxiety is one of the most common reasons children engage in play therapy services. Participants will have the opportunity to review the DSM criteria for six anxiety disorders, consider the presentation of these symptoms in children and expand their play therapy tool box for working with children experiencing these various forms of anxiety.
Objectives:
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Generalized Anxiety Disorder.
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Panic Disorder.
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Social Anxiety Disorder.
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Separation Anxiety Disorder.
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
- Participants of this workshop will review the diagnostic criteria, examine the presenting symptoms of the client, consider a case example and identify play therapy interventions to be utilized specifically for Selective Mutism.
Instructors: Amber Johnson, LCPC, RPT-S & Lori Peterson, LSCSW, LCSW, RPT-S
Workshop Schedule:
9:00-10:30 Sign-In, Play Check-In and Training
10:30-10:45 Morning Break
10:45-12:00 Training Continues
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-2:30 Training Continues
2:30-2:45 Afternoon Break
2:45-4:30 Training Continues, Wrap-up and Evaluations
Workshop Withdrawal:
- Withdrawal 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. Withdrawal 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 $50 administrative fee for a 2-day workshops and a $25 administrative fee for 1-day workshops.
- If a student does not attend a workshop and does not submit a withdrawal request as outlined in the previous sections by the time the workshop is concluded, within 5 business days Heartland Play will issue a refund of the paid workshop fee – with the exception of a $100 administrative fee for 2-day workshops and a $50 administrative fee for 1-day workshops.
Workshop Cancellation:
- 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.