Upcoming Regional Workshops
The Missouri Association for Play Therapy (MAPT) sponsors numerous programs and services during the year. MAPT is a volunteer member-based organization and you, as a stakeholder, are both invited and encouraged to serve on our committees to help shape the very benefits that justify your memberships.Registration Now Open for In Person August Workshop
August 26, 2023 (In person)
Affirming Play Therapy with LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families in Clinical Practice and School Counseling Content Area for Licensing
Social and Cultural CEU Category
Ceus: 6 hours
Description: Culturally responsive play therapy approaches will inform participants on ways to create a safe and brave play therapy environment supporting LGBTGEQIAP+ youth and families. This presentation will describe culturally sensitive terminology and affirming language related to affectional orientation and internal gender in addition to a demonstration of play therapy competencies and advocacy skills to build therapeutic alliance in play therapy. The presenter will provide a comprehensive review of ASCA’s position to working with LGBTGEQIAP+ youth so play therapists can be so they can advocate for youth and families within school settings. Participants will engage in experiential activities and learn about resources to be better prepared to apply culturally responsive play therapy interventions with LGBTGEQIAP+ youth in clinical or school settings.
Presenter: Katie Brammer PhD LPC
Jamestown Bluffs Branch Library
4153 N Hwy 67, Florissant, MO 63034
Meeting Room 2 (JB)
In this workshop, participants will learn:
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Demonstrate key aspects of cultural responsiveness in the playroom toward LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families to support play therapists multicultural, social justice, and intersectional frameworks so they can develop affirming play therapy intakes, assessments, and interventions.
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Describe strengths and barriers experienced by LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families so affirming play therapy is provided
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Create a plan to advocate for LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families inside and outside of the play therapy room
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Analyze ASCA’s position on working with LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families to provide affirming play therapy interventions within school setting
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Identify 3-4 local, national, and global resources to provide LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families so they can access affirming resources outside of play therapy
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Apply 3-4 affirming play therapy interventions that support LGBTGEQIAP+ Youth and Families
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Schedule:
Registration: 930 AM – 10:00 AM
Workshop: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch (on your own): 1230-130 PM
More Upcoming Workshops/ Events
- Terri Courtney Miller, LPC, RPT-S
- April 22, 2023
- Mancala and Locus of Control
- Midtown Library in Springfield MO
- 2023 Annual Conference
- June 9 and 10, 2023
- Terry Kottman, Ph.D., RPT-S, LMHC
Workshop Pricing (per day):
Early Bird Member: $115
Early Bird Non Member: $135
Student: $90 *with transcript
Member: $130
Non Member: $150
Conference Pricing (per day):
Early Bird Member $140
Early Bird Non Member $160
Student: $100 *with transcript
Member: $155
Non Member: $180