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Description:
Who said play therapy must be indoors? Attend this outdoor interactive session and learn an array of directive play therapy activities using the therapeutic powers of play, CBT, therapeutic art, and equine therapy. Here you will experience Mindfulness Scavenger Hunt, (Therapeutic) Archery, Tape-Art storytelling, and sidewalk chalk art. Additionally, we will visit a local horse farm for a taste of equine-assisted therapy. Don’t miss this fun-filled great learning and bonding experience!
Equine Assisted Psychotherapy is a therapeutic model developed by
EAGALA (The Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association) that
utilizes a collaborative approach incorporating a licensed Mental Health
Professional and a qualified Equine Specialist working together with horses and clients as equal partners in an experiential process that empowers life-changing outcomes. All work is performed on the ground (no riding involved) assisted by 1 or more horses. Through the use of metaphors, client have the chance to reflect, project, and make deep connections with how the horses are acting, and how that mirrors their journey, their emotions, or current obstacles in their life.
During this training we will focus on the structure and benefits of EAP with families and individuals and how it differs from office/talk therapy.
Objectives:
- Identify the therapeutic powers of play
- Describe strategies to incorporate therapeutic powers of play in therapeutic outdoor activities for self-regulation.
- Identify the value of equine therapy in play therapy
- Apply therapeutic art activities for building self-esteem, self-control, and self-expression
- Demonstrate the use of therapeutic games and activities in play therapy
- State the benefits of experiential therapy vs talk therapy
Presenters:
Sonia Hinds, APRN, CNS, RPT-S™ and Diane McKissick, LCSW-C
Sonia Hinds, APRN, CNS, 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. Ms. Hinds received the MD/DC APT 2019 Outstanding Service Award.
Diane has spent the past 30 years exploring different types of therapy. She has advanced training as an Equine Assisted Psychotherapist, 500 hours of Interdisciplinary Yoga Teacher Training (Nosara Institute-Costa Rica), and Sand Tray/Play Therapy. All modalities have been used to enhance therapy for clients. Diane has also utilized Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to form a non-profit organization to treat Active Military, veterans, and their families. She provided Pony Painting to Hospice summer camp children for 10 years and has brought yoga and mindfulness to school children with severe behavioral issues. Diane spends most of her therapy time treating anxiety and depression,
trauma, bipolar disorder, and severe behavioral problems. In addition to private practice, Diane works full-time as a social worker with behaviorally challenged students in the St. Mary’s County public school system.
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