Webinar Title: Black Kids Matter: Play Therapy to Empower Black Children Across the Lifespan
Facilitator: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Webinar Date: August 30th, 2024
Webinar Time: 9:00 am-2:45 pm EST
APT Continuing Education Hours: 5.0
 
Webinar Description:
Black children and families are often navigating negative race-based experiences on a daily and continuous basis. However, this is often overlooked in the diagnosis and assessment of their moods and behaviors. This webinar will explore signs of race-based stress and trauma in the playroom including play themes and categories of play. Attendees will also review play-based activities to empower Black children dealing with depression, low self-esteem, anxiety and more. Play therapy theories such as Adlerian Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy and Gestalt Play Therapy will be explored as solutions to helping Black children learn healthy coping skills to manage race-based stress and trauma. Additionally, key items to equip in the playroom to promote cultural inclusivity in play therapy with Black children and families. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
Explore play themes that may signal race-based stress and trauma in Black youth. 
Assess signs of race-based stress and trauma in the playroom.
Analyze play therapy seminal theories to address race-based stress and trauma in Black youth. 
Identify play-based interventions to empower Black youth. 
List key items in the playroom to address race-based stress and trauma in Black children. 
 
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