Payment covers enrollment in both:
 
Introduction to EMDR in the Playroom
July 12th, 2024
 
AND
 
Go With That! Advanced EMDR Skills in the Playroom
July 26th, 2024
 
Participants who do not to complete Introduction to EMDR in the Playroom and receive the associated 6 CEs will not be able to continue and receive creditfor Go With That! Advanced EMDR Skills in the Playroom. Workshop descriptions are as follows:
 
Workshop Title: Introduction to EMDR in the Playroom
Facilitator: Kira Collins, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Training Date: July 12th, 2024
Training Time: 9:00am-4:30pm CST
Location: Equal Shares Parenting Family Activity Center, 9715 Olive Blvd, St. Louis MO 63132
CEs: 12 APT Contact CEs
 
Workshop Description:
Eye-Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a proven effective clinical treatment model to address a variety of issues in children including anxiety, depression and trauma. This introductory workshop will explore the benefits of implementing EMDR into the playroom with children and adults. Participants will learn to integrate EMDR skills into individual and family play therapy sessions, with special attention spent on the use of sand tray prompts to explore safe places in the first phase of EMDR with adults. This workshop will also explore the integration of play-based activities into the eight phases of EMDR including play therapy interventions to identify value systems and address maladaptive core beliefs in children and adults. Participants will also explore the use of play-based interventions to engage caregivers in the reprocessing of negative cognitions in family play therapy sessions. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
Compare play-based interventions in the use of EMDR with adolescents and adults.
Discuss play-based interventions to integrate into the eight phases of EMDR in the playroom.
Identify play-based interventions to support resourcing skills in individual & family play therapy sessions.
Describe sand tray prompts to use in individual play therapy sessions with adults.
Explore the use of play-based interventions to address maladaptive core beliefs.
Explain the use of play-based interventions to lock in positive cognitions.
 
Agenda:  
9:00 am-10:30 am Lecture & experiential learning
10:30 am-10:45 am  Break
10:45 am-12:00 pm Lecture & experiential learning
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch break 
1:00 pm-2:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning
2:30 pm-2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm-4:15 pm Lecture & experiential learning
4:15 pm-4:30 pm Q &A and wrap-up
 
Workshop Title: Go With That! Advanced EMDR Skills in the Playroom 
Facilitator: Kira Collins, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Training Date: July 26th, 2024
Training Time: 9:00am-4:30pm CST
Location: Equal Shares Parenting Family Activity Center, 9715 Olive Blvd, St. Louis MO 63132
CEs: 12 APT Contact CEs
 
Workshop Description:
EMDR adaptations with children in the playroom is an advanced skill that play therapists can benefit from. Any play therapist attending this advanced workshop can strengthen their skills in the utilization of EMDR in the playroom with children across the lifespan. Participants will also explore the use of expressive therapies including art, sand and puppets to help children process traumatic experiences. This workshop will further explore the use of play-based interventions with children across the lifespan to help identify value systems and address maladaptive core beliefs. Special attention will be given to the use of movement for bilateral stimulation when integrating EMDR in the playroom with children and families.
 
*Please note individuals will need to provide a certificate showing a minimum of 6 hours of EMDR and/or EMDR in play therapy training to register*
 
Learning Objectives: 
Identify play therapy interventions to support the use of EMDR in individual and family play therapy sessions.
Describe play therapy interventions to identify value systems in children & adolescents.
Explain play therapy interventions to encourage bilateral stimulation in children. 
Describe play therapy interventions to address maladaptive core beliefs in children & adolescents.
Explore the use of play-based interventions to lock in positive cognitions.
Discuss expressive interventions for children to process traumatic experiences in individual and family play therapy sessions. 
 
Agenda:  
9:00 am -10:30 am Lecture & experiential learning
10:30 am-10:45 am  Break
10:45 am-12:00 pm Lecture & experiential learning
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch break 
1:00 pm-2:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning
2:30 pm-2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm-4:15 pm Lecture & experiential learning
4:15 pm-4:30 pm Q &A and wrap-up