Providing Emotional Support through Play Therapy for Families and Children via Telehealth

Presented by Paula Shuer, LMFT, RPT-S and Cecilia Long, LMFT, RPT-S

This presentation will provide the Parenting Plus Child and Family Counseling's approach to telehealth play therapy, utilizing our in-house model of Mindfulness Based Play Family Therapy (Dottie Higgins-Klein) combined with Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (Landreth, Bratton) including Special Playtime. We also discuss the Association for Play Therapy (a4pt.org) definition of play therapy and the requirements to become a Registered Play Therapist (RPT). This approach is a blending of these models and is for Registered Play Therapists to utilize.

This presentation will benefit therapists interested in the concepts of play therapy, becoming Registered Play Therapists, therapists in the process of becoming Registered Play Therapists and practicing Registered Play Therapists.

We will include a brief history of play therapy, the founders, philosophies, concepts, materials, and the unique Parenting Plus Counseling approach.

Included in the presentation:

1. Filial Therapy/Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Basic philosophy, resources for play therapists and teaching methods for parents
2. Parent Consultation and "Special Play Time" Support Providing parents with emotional support, play time training and education.

Program Goals

The goal of this program is for therapists to understand principles of Play Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT). For play therapists to provide parents education, training and guidance of a Special Play Time, using telehealth. Therapists can help provide parents with the necessary environment for a Special Play Time session; basic principles, the do’s and don’ts, and toys to provide. It will provide therapists with knowledge of how play therapy Special Time can be effective for play therapy through telehealth.

Learning Objectives

• Define Play Therapy   
  
• Describe Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)
• Describe the  ”Be-With” Attitudes    
  
• Compile a list of play session do’s and don’ts
• Describe Advance Choice-Giving
  

About the Presenters

Cecilia and Paula have collaborated together since they were graduate students at Santa Clara University’s Counseling Psychology program. They opened a counseling center upon LMFT licensure, with the goal of providing services for all members of a family under one roof. They incorporated Play therapy, Parenting therapy, Couples and Individual Therapy as part of their Family Therapy Model. They named the center Parenting Plus Child and Family Counseling.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 1.5 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs. SCV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Facilitated by Jacqui Gerritsen, LMFT and Nancy Andersen, LMFT

Facilitated by:
Jacqui Gerritsen, LMFT and Nancy Andersen, LMFT

Presented by Kara Nossardi, MA, LMFT

This is an online event. 
FREE for SCV-CAMFT Members!
Includes 2 CEUs. 

Join us at 12:45PM for social time.
Presentation will begin at 1PM. 

The Basics of EMDR Therapy workshop will focus on the foundational elements involved in Francine Shapiro’s 8-Phase Protocol: history taking, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and re-evaluation. Beginning with a symptom-focused approach to case conceptualization and treatment planning, special attention will be given to attachment organization, the Theory of Structural Dissociation of the Personality, bilateral stimulation, and the 3-Pronged Approach to target sequencing of traumatic memories and current and/or future triggers.  The objective of this workshop is to give participants a basic theoretical and methodological  understanding of how EMDR Therapy benefits clients from a variety of attachment orientations and trauma histories.  

Presentation Goals

The presentation is designed to introduce, enhance, and expand participant
awareness of the application and effectiveness of EMDR Therapy when working with clients who have suffered a variety (from simple, single incident traumas to more complex histories) of adverse experiences that are impacting present day quality of life. Special attention is give to case conceptualization and treatment planning within the framework of the Adaptive Information Processing model, Attachment Organization, and the Theory of Structural Dissociation of the Personality.

Learning Objectives

1. Participants will explain the 8-phase EMDR Protocol: history taking, 
preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, closure, and re-evaluation.
2. Participants will describe key principles of the Adaptive Information Processing Model, Attachment Organization, and the Theory of Structural Dissociation of the Personality.
3. Participants will describe a symptom informed approach to EMDR case conceptualization and treatment planning.
4. Participants will describe how bilateral stimulation (BLS) and dual attention are utilized in EMDR Therapy.
5. Participants will explain multiple means for resourcing and stabilizing clients in the preparation and desensitization phases of EMDR Therapy.

About the Presenter

Kara Nossardi, M.A., LMFT is the Director of Training and Founder of the EMDR Education and Training Center (EETC), an Approved Consultant and Practicum Supervisor at Sonoma Psychotherapy Institute (Sonoma PTI), as well as a founding Practicum Facilitator for the EMDR Center of Southern California (ECSC) and the EMDR Center of Canada. Kara has been a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist since 2014 and currently practices in Temecula, California, where she specializes in using attachment-focused EMDR Therapy in the treatment of complex Post Traumatic Stress (PTS), depression, and anxiety. Kara is an EMDRIA Approved Trainer, Approved Consultant, and Certified EMDR Therapist. Kara’s skill and passion in providing EMDR training and consultation is accentuated by her previous career as a college-level instructor.

TARGET AUDIENCE: LCSW, LMFT, LPCC

SCV-CAMFT is a CAMFT-approved Continuing Education Provider (CEPA 052466). This course meets the qualifications of 1.5 continuing education credit for LMFTs, LPCCs, LEPs and/or LCSWs. SCV-CAMFT maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

ONLINE THIS YEAR!!

It's time again to join your SCV-CAMFT Chapter at your Annual Membership Celebration!

Saturday, November 7th, 10-11:30AM
(We will stay online for socializing until 12:00PM)

Socialize with your peers in break-out rooms, applaud 2020 chapter volunteers, and meet your 2021 SCV-CAMFT board of directors.

Bring your Own Breakfast!

If you submit a photo of what you'll be eating by Thursday, Nov. 5, you'll get a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card for the best breakfast. Attendees will vote on the best in each category during the celebration event.

To Enter the Breakfast Competition

Register your breakfast by Thursday, Nov. 5, by sending a photo

of your planned breakfast to mail@scv-camft.org.
Include your name, a brief description, and the category you are entering.

Winning breakfast categories include:

-- Most Beautifully Displayed Breakfast

-- Best '3 Food-Group' Breakfast (protein, carbs and fat)

-- Healthiest Quick Breakfast

-- Best Liquid Breakfast

-- Best International Breakfast

Note: Restaurant meals aren't eligible for prizes

We look forward to seeing you there!