Morning Co-presenters: Jenifer Ware, M.S.Ed., LPC-S & Dalen Dillman Taylor, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
"Ethical Considerations Related to Group Play Therapy: Concerns about Confidentiality"
Working individually with children in play therapy requires careful ethical and legal practices. When multiple children are involved in the process, as in group work, adhering to ethical standards becomes more complex. Unfortunately, ethical standards do not offer much guidance on the specifics of working with children in play therapy and even more so do not address working with children in play therapy groups. Presenters will review professional literature for purposes of discerning ethical implications of working with children in a play therapy group setting. Specific attention will be given to confidentiality and relationships within the group. Attendees will be encouraged to explore ideas about resolving ethical dilemmas through real-world examples.
Learning Objectives:
1. Attendees will understand the unique ethical implications of working with children in group play therapy.
2. Attendees will learn how to implement ethical practices when specifics of working with children in play therapy groups are not addressed.
3. Attendees will be challenged to address real-world examples of group play therapy and the ethical dilemmas that arise when working with children in groups.
Afternoon presenter: Jennifer Baggerly, Ph.D., LPC, RPT-S
"A Knife to Mom's Throat: Trauma Informed Play Therapy"-PM Workshop
Objectives: After participation in this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Describe new research on the neuro-physiological and psychological impact of trauma on children
2. Explain three trauma-informed principles for working with traumatized children in play therapy
3. Discuss three trauma-informed play therapy procedures for establishing safety with traumatized children,
4. Describe three trauma-informed play therapy strategies for facilitating a restorative trauma narrative with traumatized children
5. Identify three trauma-informed play therapy methods of promoting healthy connections with community members.
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