When children enter therapy because they have experienced a significant loss, they are at a very vulnerable time in their lives. They are often anxious about the therapeutic process and reluctant to talk directly about painful feelings. Activities that are creative and play-based can engage children and help them to express their thoughts and feelings.  This workshop will present a brief theoretical overview followed by a variety of playful interventions to treat children and teens coping with bereavement and divorce. A range of innovative activities will be outlined, including therapeutic games, art, and stories.

This workshop is designed for:

Social workers (LCSW, LMSW, LISW, BSW, AAW), psychologists (Ph.D., Psy.D., Ed.D.) school counselors, school psychologist, professional counselors (LMHC, LCMHC, CMHC, LPC, LCPC), marriage and family therapists (LMFT, LIMFT) art therapists, play therapists, occupational therapists, graduate students, and others in the mental health-related field.  

Learning Objectives:

After attending this workshop, participants will be able to…

1)    Define grief, traumatic grief, and disenfranchised grief.

2)   Identify the impact of loss at diffrent developmental stages.

3)    Articulate the contiuum of parent-child relationships after separation and divorce.

4)    Identify the key areas to assess when working with a bereaved child in play therapy.

5)   Describe strategies to maintain neutrality when working with high-conflict divorce cases.

6)    Apply at least 5 new interventions in sessions with children and families coping with bereavement and divorce.      

Presenter: Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Clinical Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families since 1988. She presents trainings across North America and abroad. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, runs a play-therapy internship program, and consults to several mental health agencies. She has authored numerous books, including: Paper Dolls and Paper Airplanes: Therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized Children; Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children; Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce; Cory Helps Kids Cope with Divorce; and Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.

Cost:

EARLY BIRD (until March 26, 2019): $150.00

REGISTRATION (March 27  and after): $175.00

ADA Accommodations:

Reasonable accommodations will be provided by Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars if requested by phone or email at least 3 weeks in advance of the workshop.

Cancellation Policy:

 

Change of Instructors:

     CBPS also reserves the right to change instructors if needed to ensure an effective training.  In the event that this takes place you will be notified with the change as soon as possible.

CE Certificates:

Certificates are emailed 14 days after training is complete, if a participant has provided the following: registration fees in full, proof of attendance required by type of workshop (ie, signing in and out on attendance sheets at in person workshops, logging in on webinars, etc.), provided all required information accurately, and completed the workshop evaluation.

Grievance Protocol: