In 2010, CBPS had the honor of providing the first play therapy training in Kingston, Jamaica at the invitation of Dr. Claudette Brown. Since then, several additional training sessions were conducted by various CBPS presenters who graciously donated their time and resources. As a result of our contributions and continuation of training by mental clinicians from Jamaica, the practice of play therapy is well established.
Description:
COVID – 19 took us all by surprise, creating a need to quickly put our creative juices to work in order to meet the mental health needs of our clients using teleplay. This training will provide various strategies for elementary and middle school aged children in need of self-regulation. Strategies will include individual and family sessions using both teleplay and in person sessions. Dr. Brown will describe how play therapy has been used in Jamaica to bring healing to children and families as well as share cultural perspectives, success stories and challenges. This presentation is for clinicians at the beginner and intermediate level.
Objectives:
- Identify the current increase in mental health challenges as a result of COVID-19 and other factors in Jamaica and the US
- Demonstrate and practice at least five play therapy strategies for children and families using teleplay and in person sessions
- Describe cultural issues and concerns as it relates to the practice of play therapy in Jamaica and the US
Presenters:
Sonia Hinds, APRN, PMH-BC, RPT-S
Founder and Executive Director of Chesapeake Beach Professional Seminars. Founder and Director of Barstow Acres Children’s Center, a non-profit organization that provides children’s mental health services. Trained in Child-Centered and Gestalt play therapy with Violet Oaklander (retired). Authored chapter, Play Therapy with African-American Children in text, Cultural Issues in Play Therapy by Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S and Athena Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S.
Claudette Crowford-Brown, Ph. D
Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Social work in the Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work, at UWI (Mona) and has been teaching in that capacity for the past 39 years. She was founder and Coordinator of the Children’s Lobby, Jamaica’s first advocacy group for children. She currently provides supervision and training to social workers, teachers and guidance counselors, in the areas of play therapy and International social work. Additionally, she is a researcher; author, wife and mother.
Pernell Bell, PhD
Adlerian therapy is a phenomenological approach to therapy, based on a belief in the individual’s perception of reality and is often called Individual Psychology. Adlerian play therapy is based on Adlerian therapy which postulates that behavior is purposeful and occurs in a social context. Adlerian Play therapist postulates that children who experience trauma can benefit from the principles embedded in Adlerian Therapy. In Trauma the child’s sense of embeddings is disturbed and through a series of Adlerian principles a traumatized child can once again find purpose and self-directedness in healing. Through play therapy children are free to explore, create and use the therapeutic powers of play to heal and let go of symptoms germane to the trauma.
NO REFUND FOR CANCELLATION OF THIS TRAINING
