A Morning of Play in-person training on Friday, January 19, 2024 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Mental Health Board, 620 Dakota Street in Crystal Lake.
Register here! FREE 3 CEUs for LSW/LCSW, LPC/LCPC, Psychologists
Join us for a morning of learning and playing. As Dr. Gary Landreth said, “Toys are children’s words and play is their language.” Therapists working with children and adolescents can become more versed and comfortable speaking the language of children. The focus of this workshop will be on integrating play based and expressive strategies into all stages of therapy. From assessment to termination, play and expressive strategies can strengthen rapport, improve your orientation to your client’s worldview and ease the gap between adult language and child language.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn and practice one play based and/or expressive assessment strategy.
- Learn how to integrate play based and expressive strategies into clinical interventions.
- Be able to articulate how play based and expressive strategies can be used in your own termination process.
Presenter:
Erin Brumfield Grima, Ed. D., LCPC holds a Doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Dr. Brumfield Grima has more than 20 years of experience working for non-profits and 15 years of experience as a leader of behavioral health treatment programs. Dr. Brumfield Grima has presented workshops on play therapy, resiliency, secondary trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences. Dr. Brumfield Grima is an adjunct faculty for National Louis University teaching the topics of ethics, research methods, family therapy and human sexuality.
