Lunch & Learn - Why You Playin' - Using Play to Empower and Build Self Esteem with Girls
Presented by Erica Tatum-Sheade, LCSW
Research supports that play is vital to a child’s development. From this research and more, we also know the value and benefit of play therapy for children struggling in their development. Understanding the importance of the Therapeutic Powers of Play helps all play therapists grow and thrive in their play therapy practice. Being able to connect the value of the Therapeutic Powers of Play to self-esteem and self-confidence assists clinicians in helping their clients thrive in their life. This training will explore play therapy activities specific to self-esteem and self-confidence. Participants will gain a better understanding of how to use play therapy in developing self-esteem and self-confidence in their clients.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
1) Identify the therapeutic powers of play
2) Demonstrate play therapy techniques with young, middle and adolescent girls in both group and individual sessions focused on self esteem
3) Explain the importance of play in self-esteem/self-confidence building in play therapy clients
Level of training: Foundational
2 CONTACT CEs toward the Special Topics Content Requirement
About our presenter: Erica Tatum-Sheade, LCSW is licensed psychotherapist and certified Daring Way™ Facilitator. She currently practices at Integrated Mental Health Associates in Scottsdale, AZ. She specializes in early childhood trauma, self-esteem/self-confidence building, anxiety, transracial adoption related issues and shame resiliency. She is the creator of G.E.M.S., a group based curriculum focused on helping girls learn who they are so their inner light can shine. When she is not seeing clients, she is also the owner of Arizona Institute For Advance Psychotherapy Training which provides small interactive trainings for mental health professionals.
AZAPT Members $40; Guests $50
Limited to 40 participants.
Your spot will not be guaranteed without completion of registration.
VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting so participants can see each other. Participants will be awarded CONTACT CE upon successful completion of a post test. Due to COVID-19 health concerns, this one-time online event has been approved by APT for 2 CONTACT CE Hours.
AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.
Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than January 1, 2021. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested.