Everyone needs Ethics. Now is your chance to get 3 CE�s in Ethics and join IDAPT. APT / IDAPT membership is $95.00. If you join IDAPT, this Ethics seminar is free, plus you get a reduced price on the conference for the next two days, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER GREAT BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP.   more

Treating Attachment Disorders and Anxiety Disorders through Prescriptive Play Therapy

Presentor: Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S
Date: April 15 & 16, 2010

Participants will leave this workshop with solid theoretical underpinnings for anxiety treatment with children as well as dozens of replicable techniques. Treatment goals for all forms of anxiety will be broken down into specific evidence-informed play therapy interventions. Treatment for specific disorders such as PTSD, OCD, Separation Anxiety, Selective Mutism and Generalized Anxiety Disorder, will be covered through case examples, children�s play productions, and video tape vignettes. Didactic training will be augmented by experiential learning, so come prepared to play!   more

Play Therapy with the Grieving Child

Presentor: TRUDY POST SPRUNK M.ED., LMFT-S, LPC-S, RPT-S, CPT-S, EMDR CERTIFIED
Date: April 24 & 25, 2009

Play therapy with the grieving child will provide participants with a video opportunity to observe adult treatment of and attitudes toward the grieving child. Discussion of the child's observed and unobserved behaviors and emotional responses at different developmental levels will be presented.   more

ETHICS � In Our World

Presentors: STACI JENSEN-HART,LCSW, ACSW & VIRGINIA ALLEN, Ed.D.
Date: April 23, 2009

Working with vulnerable populations in our world today involves special consideration of ethical guidelines and the ability to make ethical decisions often under the pressures of time and competing ethical demands.   more

Creative Play Therapy Interventions for Sexually Abused and Traumatized Children

Presentor: Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S
Date: March 6, 2009

This workshop is designed to familiarize participants with an innovative model for working with sexually abused and traumatized children. The presenter will provide participants with creative, structured assessment and treatment interventions.   more

Super Heroes in Play Therapy

Presentor: Lawrence C. Rubin, Ph.D., LMHC, RPT-S
Date: September 12 & 13, 2008

In our culture, the superhero is that unique, larger-than life figure, who, by virtue of gift, accident, calling or legacy possesses powers and abilities that allow them to fight evil, protect the innocent and better society. Given their endurance, ubiquity, popularity and appeal, it is not surprising that superheroes have found their way into the lives of children, teens, adults, and the therapist's office. This didactic and experiential two-day workshop will explore the various and creative ways in which play therapists and counselors can integrate the rich and multi-layered superhero metaphor into their clinical work.   more