At Bright Path Counseling and Consulting, LLC, we are proud to offer workshops to introduce beginning therapists with various resources available in order to better assess and and ethically treat trauma and other conditions.
See below a list of our workshops and their sign up cost.
Introduction to Play Therapy | Session 1
This introductory course will cover fundamental knowledge of play and play therapy. Attendees will learn about the significance of play in childhood development and its role in building socio-emotional skills.The course will review scientific definitions of play and play therapy. Participants will explore the historical development of play therapy as an evidenced based intervention and will identify the therapeutic powers of play. A brief overview of historically significant theories will be provided, to be expounded upon in later learning sessions.
Introduction to Play Therapy | Session 1
This introductory course will cover fundamental knowledge of play and play therapy. Attendees will learn about the significance of play in childhood development and its role in building socio-emotional skills.The course will review scientific definitions of play and play therapy. Participants will explore the historical development of play therapy as an evidenced based intervention and will identify the therapeutic powers of play. A brief overview of historically significant theories will be provided, to be expounded upon in later learning sessions.
Objectives:
- Attendees will be able to define play and its role in childhood development of social-emotional skills.
- Attendees will be able to describe Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Powers of Play to others.
- Attendees will be able to summarize the history of Play Therapy and the Association for Play Therapy.
- Attendees will review historically significant theories.
Navigating the Legal System in Play Therapy
This workshop expands the knowledge of play therapists for how to navigate, respond to and head off sticky legal requests. The presenter will use her experience and training in forensic work and share case situations involving courts to give play therapist the foundation they need to not fear court requests. The presenter will help attendees will become aware of common legal terms and how to use legal requests to remain within ethical guidelines. The presenter will thoroughly review the AMHCA and AAMFT ethics codes as related to records maintenance and record release as well as the Association for Play Therapy Best Practices. The presenter uses case scenarios and presents common documents and forms as examples throughout the workshop. The presenter uses ethics and legal guidelines to discuss how our administrative work (such as record-keeping and note writing) can help a therapist’s competence in a legal situation.
*Google Meet links will be sent out the day prior to all attendees who have paid.
Navigating the Legal System in Play Therapy
This workshop expands the knowledge of play therapists for how to navigate, respond to and head off sticky legal requests. The presenter will use her experience and training in forensic work and share case situations involving courts to give play therapist the foundation they need to not fear court requests. The presenter will help attendees will become aware of common legal terms and how to use legal requests to remain within ethical guidelines. The presenter will thoroughly review the AMHCA and AAMFT ethics codes as related to records maintenance and record release as well as the Association for Play Therapy Best Practices. The presenter uses case scenarios and presents common documents and forms as examples throughout the workshop. The presenter uses ethics and legal guidelines to discuss how our administrative work (such as record-keeping and note writing) can help a therapist’s competence in a legal situation.
*Google Meet links will be sent out the day prior to all attendees who have paid.
Cost: $150/webinar or $250/in-person
WEBINAR OPTION
5 Ethics – live webinar (synchronous) contact hours of continuing education have been approved by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA CE Approval #2022-05-24-995MLW).
5 NON-CONTACT APT CE hours if attendance is via Live Webinar. This workshop meets APT’s definition of Live Webinar.
IN-PERSON OPTION
Attendance to the in-person training is APT Approved CONTACT hours. In-person training to include the Networking Luncheon and 1-hour Happy Hour with non-alcohol and alcohol beverages available.
5 Ethics – in-person contact hours of continuing education have been approved by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA CE Approval #2022-05-24-995MLW).
Date: June 2, 2023 | 9:00am – 3:30pm | Presenter: Brandy Rogers, LPC, RPT-S, CPCS
Location: 1818 Club, 6500 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 (Gas South Arena area)
Introduction to Play Therapy | Seminal Theories
This foundational level course will explore various seminal or historically significant play therapy theories. Participants will review the history and evolution of various play therapy models and the theoretical orientations from which they developed. Additionally, the course will provide an examination of the advantages and challenges for each model. Lastly, participants will take stock of and discuss the orientations from which they operate and why. Additional $12 for optional lunch.
Introduction to Play Therapy | Seminal Theories
This foundational level course will explore various seminal or historically significant play therapy theories. Participants will review the history and evolution of various play therapy models and the theoretical orientations from which they developed. Additionally, the course will provide an examination of the advantages and challenges for each model. Lastly, participants will take stock of and discuss the orientations from which they operate and why. Additional $12 for optional lunch.
Objectives:
- Examine theoretical frameworks that contributed to the history and development of Play Therapy.
- Identify at least 3 seminal or historically significant Play Therapy models.
- Identify key contributors to at least 3 seminal or historically significant Play Therapy models.
- Evaluate the theoretical orientation from which you operate.
Cultural Considerations for Family Play Therapy with First Generation Latinx Children & Adolescents
This course will describe the unique experiences of first-generation Latinx children and adolescents engaging in play therapy services with their caregivers. Attendees will identify the significance of immigration, cultural values, identity, and language in treatment. This course will assess barriers to engagement in treatment while highlighting cultural strengths that can be utilized to achieve treatment goals. Attendees will discuss best practices and competencies that clinicians need to ethically work with Latinx families. Culturally responsive family play therapy interventions will be demonstrated.
Attendees have the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience by selecting the lunch provided option catered by Tortugas Cuban Grill. Attendees will be able to review and select entree at the time of registration. Additional $15 for optional lunch.
Cultural Considerations for Family Play Therapy with First Generation Latinx Children & Adolescents
This course will describe the unique experiences of first-generation Latinx children and adolescents engaging in play therapy services with their caregivers. Attendees will identify the significance of immigration, cultural values, identity, and language in treatment. This course will assess barriers to engagement in treatment while highlighting cultural strengths that can be utilized to achieve treatment goals. Attendees will discuss best practices and competencies that clinicians need to ethically work with Latinx families. Culturally responsive family play therapy interventions will be demonstrated.
Attendees have the opportunity to participate in an immersive experience by selecting the lunch provided option catered by Tortugas Cuban Grill. Attendees will be able to review and select entree at the time of registration. Additional $15 for optional lunch.
Objectives:
- Attendees will identify culture and diversity best practices of play therapy and core competencies of family therapy.
- Attendees will recognize contextual and systemic Latinx dynamics that impact family play therapy treatment.
- Attendees will discuss cultural identity and unique experiences of first-generation Latinx children and adolescents.
- Attendees will describe family play therapy interventions that demonstrate understanding of Latinx cultural background.
Workshop Refund Policy:
If you can no longer attend a workshop you have registered for, you can either receive a credit for another workshop, or receive a refund if you are within the refund policy period. All live workshop refunds will be honored for cancellations received at least seven (7) days prior to the date of a live webinar or live workshop. Unfortunately, we cannot issue refunds for On-Demand (Asynchronous) webinars due to the fact that once purchased, the participant has access immediately to all materials.
Refunds will also not be issued due to technical limitations of the participant. We provide detailed instructions, and we are happy to assist in this area to a reasonable extent; however, we don’t have the staff to guide you through every step of the process. Please note that payments made via Credit Card have certain fees associated with them, some of which are non-recoupable and are therefore non-refundable by Bright Path Counseling and Consulting, LLC. Therefore, all workshop payments made by Credit Card will have a three percent credit card fee deducted from the refund. These fees do not apply to cash or check payments.
Should you have any questions regarding our workshop refund policy, please contact Brandy Rogers (770) 904-0737.
