ASpecial Notice: COVID-19 & Temporary Conditions According to the Association for Play Therapy, "effective May 15th, 2020 through August 31, 2020, APT Approved Providers may temporarily offer "contact" hours for online continuing education". All of our Live webinars will meet APT's requirements to provide "Contact" CE's. In order to be eligible participants must keep their video's on throughout the webinar, and complete an online test at the end of the event. Please contact us with any questions.
Date/ Time:
May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2020 10:00AM-12:00 PM EST
Please note this is a 3-day webinar. Participants must attend all three days to receive credit. No partial credit will be awarded.
Location:
Online- Live Webinar
Description:
This workshop will focus on the different play therapy methods to use with preschool children. Many of these children have difficulties that cannot be expressed in words. The workshop will cover the areas of child development (both cognitive and social) that relate to this population, as well as the play therapy treatment for children with disabilities and typically developed children. There will be some experimental work, as well as videos to enhance this didactic presentation.
Learning Objectives:
Heidi G. Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Dr. Heidi Gerard Kaduson is a licensed clinical child psychologist in New York and New Jersey. She received her Ph.D. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She specializes in the evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional and learning problems. She is obtaining her masters in Psychopharmacology for Prescribing Psychologists.
Dr. Kaduson uses play therapy for individual counseling, group psychotherapy, and social skills training. She has lectured throughout the world on Play Therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and Learning Disabilities. She has trained and/or supervised thousands of individuals around the world. Dr. Kaduson is Past-President and a past-Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Play Therapy, as well as the Director of The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc.
Dr. Kaduson is editor and author of many books: The Quotable Play Therapist; The Playing Cure; and 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, Vol. III, Short Term Play Therapy, Game Play Therapy, Short Term Play Therapy, Second Edition, Contemporary Play Therapy, and Foundations of Play Therapy, Second Edition, Short Term Play Therapy, Third Edition as well as Prescriptive Play Therapy. Dr. Kaduson also has a CEU DVD Series entitled Play Therapy for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, as well as a DVD Series entitled Play Therapy for Children with ADHD. Dr. Kaduson maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy and play therapy in Monroe Township, New Jersey.
CE Information:
This Course provides 6 Contact CE's. The Play Therapy Training Institute is approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider 95-002.
Date/ Time:
May 27th, 28th, and 29th, 2020 10:00AM-12:00 PM EST
Please note this is a 3-day webinar. Participants must attend all three days to receive credit. No partial credit will be awarded.
Location:
Online- Live Webinar
Description:
This workshop will focus on the different play therapy methods to use with preschool children. Many of these children have difficulties that cannot be expressed in words. The workshop will cover the areas of child development (both cognitive and social) that relate to this population, as well as the play therapy treatment for children with disabilities and typically developed children. There will be some experimental work, as well as videos to enhance this didactic presentation.
Learning Objectives:
- Have a basic knowledge of the developmental norms of preschoolers.
- Understand the therapeutic powers of play
- Learn what techniques can be used with preschoolers.
- Have a basic understanding of the power of play and how to recreate it for a child.
- Understand what normal play is and be able to facilitate a play session with a preschooler
- Learn how to follow the lead of a preschooler and how to facilitate play in play therapy
Heidi G. Kaduson, Ph.D., RPT-S
Dr. Heidi Gerard Kaduson is a licensed clinical child psychologist in New York and New Jersey. She received her Ph.D. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She specializes in the evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional and learning problems. She is obtaining her masters in Psychopharmacology for Prescribing Psychologists.
Dr. Kaduson uses play therapy for individual counseling, group psychotherapy, and social skills training. She has lectured throughout the world on Play Therapy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, and Learning Disabilities. She has trained and/or supervised thousands of individuals around the world. Dr. Kaduson is Past-President and a past-Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association for Play Therapy, as well as the Director of The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc.
Dr. Kaduson is editor and author of many books: The Quotable Play Therapist; The Playing Cure; and 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, Vol. III, Short Term Play Therapy, Game Play Therapy, Short Term Play Therapy, Second Edition, Contemporary Play Therapy, and Foundations of Play Therapy, Second Edition, Short Term Play Therapy, Third Edition as well as Prescriptive Play Therapy. Dr. Kaduson also has a CEU DVD Series entitled Play Therapy for Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, as well as a DVD Series entitled Play Therapy for Children with ADHD. Dr. Kaduson maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy and play therapy in Monroe Township, New Jersey.
CE Information:
This Course provides 6 Contact CE's. The Play Therapy Training Institute is approved by the Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider 95-002.