Webinar Title: Play Therapy to Support Social-Emotional Expression in Black Boys
Facilitator: April Duncan, DSW, LCSW, RPT-S™
Webinar Date: September 20th, 2024
Webinar Time: 9:00 am-2:45 pm EST
APT Continuing Education Hours: 5.0
 
Webinar Description:
In the Black community, boys are often told at a young age they should not cry and should suppress their emotions. This webinar explores this phenomenon and how it negatively affects the social-emotional development of Black boys and men. Attendees will learn fun, play-based activities to gain rapport with Black boys, as well as interventions to encourage social-emotional expression in the playroom. This includes the application of group and family play therapy to help promote attachment and bonding in Black boys with family members and peers. The webinar will also discuss ways to gain buy-in with Black caregivers who may struggle with their boys engaging in certain categories of play. 
 
Learning Objectives: 
Discuss play-based interventions to build rapport with Black boys.
Analyze play therapy interventions to encourage social-emotional expression in group play therapy with Black boys.
Explain the application of game play therapy with Black boys to encourage social-emotional expression.
Describe music-based interventions to promote social-emotional development in Black boys.
Assess ways to gain buy-in with taboo categories of play in play therapy with Black boys.
 
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