Embed Evidence-Based Interventions in Fun, Everyday Activities
Play therapy is a highly effective vehicle for promoting cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and language development. While it continues to evolve at breakneck pace alongside advances in technology, its core concepts remain simple, adaptable, and budget-friendly for parents and clinicians alike. Best of all, play therapy feels natural for clients, allowing you to embed evidence-based interventions in everyday activities. This program will show you how to incorporate play into a child and family’s daily routine, as well as enhance parental engagement in the process and improve compliance with therapy outside of sessions.
In this recording, we’ll explore the essential “how-to” details of play therapy, walking through individual and group sessions and connecting each step with supporting research and child development theory, from room setup and activity/toy selection to your role as a coach and facilitator. Discover effective ways to individualize approaches according to client and family needs, such as when working with clients who demonstrate challenging behaviors or have sensory processing/communication deficits. We’ll also discuss how to provide play therapy with the same level of structure and accountability found in traditional skill-based training, showing you how to operationalize general tasks that are often poorly defined, from conducting parent consultations to measuring and documenting progress for parents and third-party payers. Case studies throughout the seminar offer relevant practice examples, illustrating how to carry out effective sessions while responding to a range of variables and challenges.
By the end, you’ll come away with a toolbox filled with ready-to-use techniques that can be immediately implemented in your work with children and clients of all ages. Whether you’re searching for guidance on how to incorporate play therapy into your practice or a refresher on the latest methods and techniques, this course is designed for you.
The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6 hours of continuing education credit.
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is an approved sponsor with the South Carolina Board of Examiners for LPC, AC and MFTs (Provider #104). This program is offered for 6 continuing education hour(s).
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This educational offering may qualify toward your professional development requirement. The educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s). Use this information and your board rules and regulations to calculate professional development/continuing education credit.
The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6 hours of continuing education credit.
This educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s) of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this offering and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This program is approved for 6 continuing education credit(s).
is a registered marriage and family therapist continuing education sponsor approved through the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (license # 168-000172). This program is offered for six (6) contact hour(s) of continuing education for marriage and family therapist. Licensed marriage and family therapist in other states should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.
Vyne Education, LLC., is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0020. This educational offering is acceptable for 6 continuing education hour(s). Full attendance is required to receive credit for Marriage and Family Therapists; variable credit for partial attendance may not be awarded based on the State Board guidelines.
is approved through the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board (provider #RCT091001). This program is offered for six (6) clock hour(s) of continuing education for counselors and marriage family therapists. Licensed counselors and marriage and family therapists in other states should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal.
is an approved sponsor of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists through the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider number 195). This course is offered for 6 clock hour(s).
is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This course is approved for 6 contact hour(s) for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
This educational offering qualifies for 6 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.
This program has been approved by the Arkansas State Board Of Physical Therapy for 6 contact hour(s) for Physical Therapists.
is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This course qualifies for 6 CE Credit Hour(s).
This program has been approved by the Kansas Physical Therapy Association for 6 hour(s) (Approval #CEUL011193) for Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants.
This educational offering consists of 6 clock hour(s) of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this offering and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.
This program has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 0.65 CEU for Physical Therapists.
is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This seminar is awarded 7.2 contact hour(s).
is approved as a provider for social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program (an approved provider since 1999, approved period 1/27/2018-1/27/2021). maintains responsibility for the program. Social workers will receive 6 Clinical Social Work continuing education clock hour(s) for participating in this course. Licensed social workers should contact their individual state jurisdiction to review the current continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Visit ASWB's website at www.aswb.org for more information. This educational offering is at the Intermediate level for social workers.
The State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences will recognize and accept continuing education programs that are sponsored by providers approved by the American Psychological Association and the ASWB. Full attendance at this course will qualify for 6.0 hours of continuing education credit.
is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling Provider #50-466. This program is approved for 6 continuing education credit(s).
This educational offering qualifies for 5.5 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.
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| Course Powerpoint_Designing an Evidence-Based Play Therapy Program (3.20 MB) | Available after Purchase |
Susan Hamre, MA, CCC/SLP, is an ASHA-certified speech/language pathologist with over 40 years of clinical, teaching, and research experience, specializing in autism interventions within home, school, hospital, and community settings. Since earning her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at Northern Michigan University, she has owned and managed a private practice in Santa Fe for more than 25 years, serving individuals from infancy to adulthood, with an emphasis on developmental disabilities, ASD, and various other challenging conditions.
Additionally, Ms. Hamre is the director of the Autism Training Center at Giant Steps (a therapeutic day school for individuals with ASD) near Chicago, Illinois. She is a frequently requested speaker who has provided numerous continuing education trainings across the country on ASD. In her spare time, she has made five Operation Smile mission trips – four to the Philippines and one to Africa. While those trips were medical in nature (cleft lip and palate), on every one of those trips, Ms. Hamre helped identify the existence of probable autism, steered families in the right direction, and supported medical personnel in discovering how best to work with this unique population. Those situations underscore her belief that with trained eyes, the unique set of characteristics that cloak ASD can be not only spotted at a very young age, but worked with successfully in all sorts of environments – even when the same language is not being spoken.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Susan Hamre maintains a private practice and has an employment relationship with Las Cumbres Community Services. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Susan Hamre has no relevant non-financial relationships.
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Rehab Directors, Educators, Early Childhood Staff, Early Childhood Special Education Teachers, Psychologists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social Workers, Counselors
Course Content
Review THE BASICS: DEVELOPMENTAL Sequence, ZONES OF DEVELOPMENT, AND SENSORY Development/ Input
TYPES and stages OF PLAY, Evaluating Play, and Structuring PLAY
The evidence behind play: Play and Development, senSory play interventions, and Strategies for clients with challenging/oppositional behaviors
HANDS-ON LABORATORY PLAY TIME
MAKING PLAY ACCESSIBLE/ AFFORDABLE, DOCUMENTING INTERVENTIONS, AND GETTING YOUR FAMILIES INVESTED IN PLAY
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