MAPT Conference 2023
June 9 @ 8:00 am - June 10 @ 5:00 pm
$25.00 – $175.00Register here for our two day, in-person, 2023 Annual Conference!!
COVID Precautions: Please observe local covid safety recommendations.
Presenters:
Terry Kottman, Ph.D., NCC, RPT-S, 
LMHC, developed Adlerian play therapy, an approach to working with children, families, and adults that combines the ideas and techniques of Individual Psychology and play therapy. She founded the League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT), an organization that provides play therapy training and offers a certification program in Adlerian play therapy. Terry regularly presents workshops and writes about play therapy and about the importance of play therapists understanding videogames. She is the author or editor of 14 books, mostly about play therapy.
Nikki Pauli, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, runs a successful private practice in Cedar Falls, IA. She is passionate about walking alongside adults, children, families, and couples throughout the therapeutic process. In addition to counseling, Nikki serves as a high school youth director at Orchard Hill Church. As a former collegiate and professional track and field athlete, Nikki now uses that passion to coach high school hurdlers and teach classes at Ninja U, a ninja obstacle gym she co-owns with her husband, Jacob.
CEUs:
Day 1: 6
Day 2: 6
To register, scroll down to the bottom of the page.
DAY ONE (FRIDAY):
Adlerian Family Play Therapy
Wear comfortable clothes and come prepared to play in this fun experiential workshop designed to teach you exciting new ways to include families in the play therapy process. You will learn play therapy techniques, active games, and art activities to involve the various members of a family in play therapy and use the power of play to help them communicate more clearly, strengthen relationships, and solve problems more efficiently. We will also explore effective Adlerian strategies for engaging parents and children in the therapeutic process and helping them to understand themselves and the other members of their families.
After the workshop, participants will be able to:
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- Explain the rationale for family play therapy.
- Describe the 4 phases of Adlerian family play therapy.
- Describe 3 play therapy techniques they could use with families in Adlerian family play therapy.
- Describe 3 active games they could use in Adlerian family play therapy.
- Describe 3 art techniques they could use in Adlerian family play therapy.
- Describe 3 elements of Adlerian lifestyles they could use to conceptualize family members and develop a treatment plan for the family in Adlerian family play therapy.
- Describe how to talk to the family members about the “Positive Energy/Emotion/Activity Bank” and its value for the family.
- Demonstrate helping the family members generate ideas about activities that would contribute to the “Positive Energy/Emotion/Activity Bank” for the family.
8:30- 9:00: Registration
9:00 – 10:30: Training
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:00: Training
12:00- 1:00: Lunch
1:00 – 2:30: Training
2:30 – 2:45: Break
2:45 – 4:30: Training
DAY TWO (Saturday):
Play Therapy Techniques for Working with Preteens and Teens
Description:
Be prepared for fun while learning play therapy strategies to help preteens and teens gain a sense of belonging and positive identity, increase self-esteem, build relationships, and learn to share power. In this exciting (and probably loud) workshop, the participants will get to experience a wide variety of fun activities that they can use with their preteen and teen clients. Our focus will be on new and creative strategies that play therapists can use to “hook” pre-adolescents and adolescents into engaging fully in the therapeutic process. Through these playful interventions, clients can gain a sense of belonging, develop positive identities, increase self-esteem, build meaningful relationships, gain personal power in positive ways, and practice appropriate expression of feelings, including anger. The strategies presented in this workshop can also be used to help improve communication, teach conflict resolution, and build connections between youth and their parents and other family members.
Learning Objectives:
After the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Describe 3 play therapy techniques they can use to build relationships with pre-adolescent and adolescent clients.
- Describe 3 play therapy techniques they can use to explore the interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics of pre-adolescent and adolescent clients.
- Describe 3 play therapy techniques they can use to help pre-adolescent and adolescent clients gain insight into their interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics.
- Describe 3 play therapy techniques to help pre-adolescent and adolescent clients learn and practice new ways of communicating and interacting with others.
- Explain important developmental considerations when working with pre-adolescents and adolescents.
- Describe 2 play therapy techniques they can use to help improve communication, conflict resolution, and build connections between youth, their parents, and other family members.
- Explain the rationale for included parents and selected family members in play therapy sessions with pre-adolescent and adolescent clients.
Agenda
8:30- 9:00: Registration
9:00 – 10:30: Training
10:30-10:45: Break
10:45-12:00: Training
12:00- 1:00: Lunch
1:00 – 2:30: Training
2:30 – 2:45: Break
2:45 – 4:30: Training
Cancellation policy: A credit will be given for the amount paid to MAPT if registration is cancelled prior to the day of the conference. No refunds will be given.
Location
HOTEL
Drury Plaza Hotel East
3100 Interstate 70 Dr. SE
Columbia, MO 65202.
Hotel: 1-573-441-0090
When you call to reserve a room, let them know you are are wanting to use the Block ID for the Missouri Play Therapy Conference. Rooms need to be reserved by _______ if using the Block ID.
.APT Provider Number: 08-223
Exhibitors:
Please see the following link for information regarding being an Exhibitor. Then use the ticket options to pay for exhibitor fees. Options are:
- Exhibitor: $100
- Exhibitor and APT Member: $75
- Exhibitor Non Profit Status: $50