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Texas State University Institute for Play Therapy
The Texas State University Institute for Play Therapy is an approved center for play therapy by the Association for Play Therapy. Our goal in providing play therapy education is to enrich and challenge your knowledge, skills and practice. The format will be small group seminars to facilitate discussion n and provide opportunities for experiential work. We will offer three seminars in 2013 that includes required reading in preparation for the full day of education and experience. This allows the participant to earn non-contact continuing education hours, in connection with the contact hours, therefore expanding the total credit hours. The readings also provide for a richer, more in-depth seminar experience.
Friday, February 8, 2013
We’re All in This Together: Consultation and Collaboration in Play Therapy
Presenters: Linda Homeyer, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S & Elizabeth Kjellstrand, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S
Do you ever wish you had additional support with certain clients in play therapy? Consultation and collaboration helps play therapists identify other professionals and resources that can help children be successful. This interactive seminar will explore ways to utilize consultation and collaboration in working with children in play therapy. Case examples will be used to demonstrate consultation and collaboration in school, agency, and private practice settings.
Learning Objectives
Participants will:
- Understand the role of play therapists working in school, agency, and private practice settings.
- Distinguish between the processes of consultation and collaboration in play therapy.
- Explore when to employ consultation and collaboration in play therapy through case examples.
- Identify collaborative partners and consultation resources to help children in play therapy.
This seminar will include 3 hours of credit for professional material to be read before attending, for a total of 9 continuing education hours. Also, one hour will be on ethics/legal aspects of consultation and collaboration.
Seminar Details
Location: Texas State University, San Marcos, Education Building, Room 4040
Time: 9:00am-4:00pm with lunch on your own, feel free to bring a brown bag
Cost: $130 Professionals, $95 Students
CE Credits: Association for Play Therapy (APT) & Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Future Seminar Schedule
May 3, 2013
Create Your Own Adventure: Learning the Basics of Adventure-Based Play Therapy Groups with Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents This is the perfect training for those of you who serve pre-adolescent and adolescent clients. You can use play therapy ideas to shape adventure groups for older children. Join us to learn about the basics of creating a program that will work for your clientele. This presentation will be experiential, so come prepared to participate in group activities and have fun while learning a great way to interact with our adolescent clients.
Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Eberts
September 20, 2013
Processing the Sandtray: Working within the Session
Sandtray therapy has become a very popular form of play therapy, especially in the last several years. This seminar will focus on using sandtray with the client of all ages – child to adult. How does the readiness for change impact how we use sandtray therapy? How does developmental age change the process? How does understanding theory as the frame impact how which you work with clients. This is seminar will have a strong experiential component. Come ready to learn and play!
Presenter: Dr. Linda Homeyer
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