Saturday: Keynote Speaker Dr. Eric Green - "Jungian Play Therapy: Guiding Children Toward the Undefended Heart"

Sunday: Breakout Sessions

Morning Sessions (choose 1):

• "Understanding Attachment through Developmental Maturation and Integration Through Play in Clinical Practice" presented by Shanna Donauser
  • Workshop Overview: Introduction and review of attachment models including Bowlby, Ainsworth, and the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM) of attachment (Crittenden, 2008) with a focus on how attachment develops in the context of relationship and through play. Case study presentation and analysis.
• "Navigating Ethical Issues when Working with Children of Divorced (or Divorcing Parents) using play therapy" presented by Dr. Rebecca Rudd.
  • Workshop Overview: Working with children in the context of play or family therapy poses its own ethical and legal challenges. Learn how to address such issues as divorce and custody battles, avoiding role confusion in family therapy, handling disclosure of abuse or neglect via play behaviors and how to handle common play therapy concerns according to the Association for Play Therapy’s Best Practices.

Afternoon Sessions (choose 1):

• "Trans Sensitive Play Therapy" presented by Kade Hodges and Andrea Kunwald
  • Workshop Overview: Join us to learn about transgender care for youth seeking clinical treatment. Gain an understanding of basic terminology for gender diverse youth. Be informed culturally as to what challenges and experiences they may experience. Discuss and explore therapeutic play techniques.
• "Roll, Play, Grow: Dungeons and Dragons as Sit-Down Play Therapy for Teens" presented by Adam Davis and Adam Johns
  • Workshop Overview: This workshop will inform participants about the use of role-playing games as a therapeutic intervention, how they are currently being used by Game to Grow to help clients, and why they should be in every play therapist's toolbox.