Using Play Therapy In A Virtual World: Interventions for Doing Teleplay – April 23,2021

Live Webinar!

Using Play Therapy In A Virtual World: Interventions for doing Teleplay

Molly Meagan Kroupa, CMHC, RPT

April 23, 2021

1:00PM to 4:30PM

Registration Fee: $75.00

Description:

This course is designed for those who would like to learn more about practicing play therapy through telehealth. Fun and exciting interventions geared towards teens and children will be demonstrated. This training will be beneficial for new and experienced therapists. The approach is an integrative play therapy process using social development and mastery functions from the powers of play. Attendees will learn to use online games and facilitate virtual play to help strengthen the therapeutic relationship, build empathy and increase the client’s emotional regulation skills. Molly will explain the benefits of implementing bibliotherapy and game play therapy and offer specific examples. Finally, attendees will learn to utilize a virtual playroom that allows clinicians to access online games, art, pretend play and directive interventions all in one organized virtual space. Attendees will be offered some free printable interventions and green-screen backgrounds for their future telehealth sessions.

Learning Objectives:

• Objective 1- Upon completion of this course participants will be able to describe current ethics and best practices for virtual play therapy.
• Objective 2 – Upon completion of this course participants will be able to apply green screen interventions in their virtual play therapy practice.
• Objective 3 – Upon completion of this course participants will be able to utilize the virtual playroom provided for use in virtual play therapy.
• Objective 4 – Upon completion of this course participants will be able to utilize bibliotherapy in a virtual play therapy setting.

Agenda:

Tele-Play, Play therapy via telehealth Webinar Outline

Linking to the new resources for Play Therapy over Telehealth

• Ethics in Play Therapy
  • 15 Minutes
• Set-up for Virtual Play Therapy
  • 10-15 Minutes
• Video to do Directive Play therapy
  • 15 Minutes
• Scavenger hunts, to do Directive Play therapy
  • 15 Minutes
• Break
• Bibliotherapy to do Directive Play therapy
  • 15-20 Minutes
• Shared online experiences for Play therapy Expression
  • 15 Minutes
• Virtual Play Therapy room
  • 35-45 Minutes
• Break
• Puppets in Play therapy virtually
  • 10 minutes
• Play Therapy Games
  • 5-10 minutes
• Video Gaming in Play Therapy
  • 10 Minutes
• Green-Screen and Virtual Play therapy
  • 20-30 Minutes
• Questions and Answers for Teleplay
  • 10-15 Minutes

Presenter Bio:

Molly Meagan Kroupa CMHC, RPT currently works in private practices.  She is a RPT who integrates Tele-play therapy into her current practice with clients.  She also is a admin to the FB group Tele-Play Therapy Resources and Support which currently has over 36.5K members.

Due to COVID-19 health concerns, this one-time online event has been approved by APT for 3 CONTACT CE Hours

APT approved provider #98-036

Cancellation Policy: UAPT does not offer refunds for live or recorded webinars.