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Description:
Parents often seek pediatricians as first responders for significant behavioral issues with their children. Pediatricians then defer to therapists for complicated cases. Being equipped with practical and effective discipline and parenting strategies is therefore essential for play therapists and child psychotherapists. This workshop will provide practical and useful information to guide parents, based on the work of Rudolf Dreikurs, Amy Lew, Betty Lou Bettner (Adlerian Psychology), Garry Landreth (A.C.T Model), and Becky Bailey (Conscious Discipline). Additionally, participants will learn how to apply Adlerian principles in the play therapy process.

Learning Objectives:
After attending this workshop, participants will be able to…
  • Describe the formula for effective parenting
  • Recall the Crucial Cs and the Goals of Misbehavior as applied to parenting and play therapy process
  • Describe at least 3 methods of discipline
  • Recall 12 valuable parenting strategies
  • Recall the difference between Theraplay and PCIT used in families in play therapy
  • Demonstrate how to guide parents to better connect with their children using play therapy techniques

Presenter:
Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S is the Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Executive Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit practice providing children's mental health services. Ms. Hinds is trained in Child-Centered and Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander (retired). Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Village in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, edited by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.