What Did They Just Say? Working with Suicidality in Play Therapy – Kansas City/Live Webinar
Workshop Description:
We’ve all heard those words from clients in the playroom…
This workshop is designed to help play therapists build confidence and reduce anxiety when working with children and adolescents who express active or passive suicidal ideation during sessions. Together, we will explore: Risk and protective factors related to suicide, evidence-based suicide assessment tools, common play themes that may emerge when a child is struggling with suicidal thoughts, and strategies for safely and ethically supporting both the child client and their family. This training aims to create a space where we can learn, connect, and support one another while addressing one of the most critical and prevalent issues in our communities: Suicide prevention.
Workshop Objectives:
- Identify child client risk and protective factors with congruent play themes in the therapeutic setting.
- Examine and demonstrate strategies for screening and assessing suicide in the playroom.
- Create a protocol for child clients that exhibit active suicide ideation.
Instructor: Carmy Goodwin, LSCSW, LCSW, RPT-S™, RST-C/T
Workshop Schedule:
9:00-10:30 Sign-In, Play Check-In and Training
10:30-10:45 Afternoon Break
10:45-12:15 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.