Webinar Title: Play Therapy Techniques to Support Grieving Black Youth
Facilitator: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Webinar Date: September 6th, 2024
Webinar Time: 9:00 am-2:45 pm EST
APT Continuing Education Hours: 5.0
 
Webinar Description:
Black youth are experiencing a range of bereavement experiences including bullying, the death of loved ones, having an incarcerated family member, having a negative experience with law enforcement or being involved in the child welfare system. This webinar addresses how play therapy can address grief and bereavement in Black children across the lifespan in individual, family and group play therapy. Attendees will gain a better understanding of play themes that may present in the playroom and specific play therapy interventions to address grief and bereavement in Black children. Special attention is spent on cultural considerations play therapists should be mindful of when addressing grief in Black children & families. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
List play themes that can signal grief & bereavement in Black youth.
Identify play therapy interventions to address grief & bereavement in Black youth.
Discuss group play therapy activities to support Black youth experiencing grief & bereavement.
Assess key items to have in the playroom to address grief in Black children. 
Analyze play therapy interventions to address grief in family play therapy sessions with Black children and families.
 
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-12:30 pm Lunch break
12:30 pm-1:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning
1:30 pm-1:45 pm Break
1:45 pm-2:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning
2:30 pm-2:45 pm Wrap up/Q & A