Presenter: Virginia Rivera, LPC-S, LCPC, RPT™, CCTP

Date: July 28, 2025 10:00 am- 1:30 pm

CE Hours: 3

Location:

Thrive Behavioral Health

1114 Benfield Blvd, G

Millersville, MD

Cost: $98.00 (Before 7/1)

$113.00 (After 6/30)

Description: 

This workshop will explore treatment delivery considerations in working with clients that are immigrants from Latin countries. Many of these children have experienced significant stressors related to displacement, loss, and adjustment to new environments. Play therapy provides a safe and developmentally appropriate space for children to express emotions, build trust, and develop coping skills through creative nonverbal communication. This workshop will also explore the use of culturally sensitive approaches to best support immigrant children’s unique healing processes and foster

resilience, emotional growth, and a sense of safety. It will also incorporate techniques on how to best support migrant families.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify current trends that are impacting and shaping the presentation of immigrant children and families, within the context of treatment.
• Explain in detail the common mental health symptoms seen in immigrant children.
• Define“cultural broker” and how it can be helpful in increasing engagement and fostering a sense of safety within families.
• Explain 2 social skills development play techniques to improve peer interactions and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate emotional expression and regulation “play techniques.”
• Describe 3 culturally informed play techniques that foster security and safety.

Presenters: Virginia Rivera, LPC-S, LCPC, RPT™, CCTP

Ms. Rivera is a bilingual Child and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor (both in VA and MD), a Registered Play Therapist™, and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She has over 28 years of providing mental health therapy, primarily to Spanish-speaking populations in the Northern Virginia area. She currently works at the Multicultural Clinical Center in Springfield, VA, providing outpatient mental health therapy and as serving as a Clinical Supervisor. She has experience with both county-based community mental health and private practice. She has vast insight into families facing many challenges like deportation and immigration concerns. Ms. Rivera also currently works as the Clinical Support Specialist at Synergy Family Services in Hyattsville, MD. In her role, she creates/conduct clinical trainings and assist with training of new clinicians in their outpatient mental health clinic that provides home-based counseling services to a predominately Latine population, many of whom are recent immigrants to the United States of America.

Cancellation Policy:

Written notification of cancellation must be received in our office at least 10 business days prior to a training for a refund. A $25.00 cancellation fee will be deducted from the refund. There will be no refund for cancellation notification less than 10 business days.

CBPS reserves the right to cancel a training due to inclement weather or insufficient enrollment. In the event of such cancellation, you will receive a full refund. 

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Continuing Education Approval for Licensed Mental Health Counselors/Social Workers/ School Psychologists/MFCCs/Play Therapists/Art Therapists 

SOCIAL WORKERS

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor Category I continuing education programs. Social Work Boards in most states accept this approval status. 

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the Washington , D.C. Board of Social Work Examiners.

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CBPS is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS 

Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars (CBPS) is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer professional development for school Psychologists, provider #1067. CBPS maintains responsibility for the program. 

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGISTS  

The Maryland and Washington, DC Boards of Psychology Examiners Recognizes national Association of School Psychologist approval status with CBPS and grants CE hours to clinical psychologists in Maryland and Washington, DC.

CBPS is approved for psychologists in NY Provider Number: #PSY-0070.

PLAY THERAPISTS

Chesapeake Professional Seminars (CBPS) is an Association for Play Therapy (APT) approved provider of continuing education, APT Approved Provider #97-034.

ART THERAPISTS

Art Therapists (LCPAT, ATR-BC) may obtain CE Hours based on our NBCC approval status.

NEW YORK PSYCHOLOGIST

CBPS isapproved for psychologists in NY Provider Number: #PSY-0070.