FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2006

This session will focus on early theories of play and play therapy as well as on prominent theorists. A brief overview of twelve theories will be presented. A study of the history ofplay therapy is part of the educational requirements for becoming a Registered Play Therapist with Association for Play Therapy.

Kathryn Boone has been in private practice for fifteen years and has been a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor for ten years. She was the first president of Missouri Association for Play Therapy and served on the education committee following her presidency. Kathryn has presented many times both locally and nationally on various topics related to play therapy. One of the topics she has presented numerous times is the History of Play Therapy.

This workshop will present a model for therapists to work with parents on specific parenting skills. You will learn parenting skills which will facilitate the positive results of play therapy. These skills will teach parents to listen with empathy, to set limits, to enforce logical consequences and much more. A parent packet will be provided.

Barbara Hylton is a licensed professional counselor in private practice at Community Counseling Services in Nixa, MO. She has previously been employed as a school counselor and has extensive experience in play therapy. She is a past president of MAPT and currently is a member of the MAPT education board. Barbara was voted 1998 Play Therapist of the year in the school setting by MAPT and 1998 Elementary Counselor of the year by SMSCA.

This workshop will provide a basic foundation in play therapy practice with families and children. Specifically, it will discuss key concepts and issues related to working with children and their families and the rationale behind using play therapy in these situations. It will also provide instruction on how to apply and interpret specific family play therapy interventions. Video clips and clinical vignettes will be used to illustrate these techniques.

Darryl R. Haslam is a core faculty member in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist with over 11 years of clinical experience in the field. He is also a Ph.D. candidate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University, which he hopes to complete this summer. Lastly, he currently serves in the Air Force Reserves as a clinical social worker and was active duty for three years.

This session will present an overview of Sandplay Therapy as conceptualized by Dora Kalff and others who developed the technique based on the theory of C.G. Jung. The background of this therapy will be reviewed. There will be a focus on the use of the therapy with children and adolescents

Frances Parks is a licensed psychologist and has a diploma in Analytical Psychology. She is currently Dean of Student and Alumni Services at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology, where she oversees the program providing advisement and support for students in the graduate program.

This workshop provides an array of play therapy techniques to help play therapists provide the most effective treatment possible to fit the developmental and cognitive level of children with Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. This relatively new workshop was requested twice as many times in 2003 as it was in 2001, which suggests increasing interest in this area.

Janine Shelby is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and the President of the Association for Play Therapy's Foundation. Dr. Shelby is a consultant for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, and has been a consultant for numerous humanitarian relief agencies. Her work has included humanitarian aid to Asia, Latin America, Russia, the former Yugoslavia, and Western Europe. Dr. Shelby recently received the APT Humanitarian Service Award. She has presented hundreds of presentations nationally as well as internationally, and appeared in the National American Red Cross Training Video. Her publications and presentations focus on practical, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed play techniques to help traumatized children and their families.
 

Group Supervision will be offered during the conference by several Registered Play Therapist Supervisors. Registration for Group Supervision will be at the door and limited to 10 members per supervisor.
 

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Continuing Education:

12 APT Core Hours possible: APT Approved Provider #95-017
CEU’s provided by Missouri State University – up to 12 Contact Hours
As an organization approved by the American Psychological Association and the National Board of Certified Counselors, Missouri State University's Center for Continuing and Professional Education is offering this activity for up to 12 hours of continuing education credit. Missouri State University maintains responsibility for the program.
Missouri State University’s Center for Continuing and Professional Education is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for up to 12 contact hours applicable for RN, LPN, or LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing Provider Number LTO 169-1050.

 

Sponsored by the Jim D. Morris Center for Continuing Education and the
Missouri Association for Play Therapy.