Course Description



Mental health and educational professionals who work with children on the Autism Spectrum and/or have training in Play Therapy can significantly benefit from this workshop.  This workshop gives an overview of Autism Spectrum Disorders and various theoretical approaches to play therapy for use with this population, with an emphasis on Child-Centered Play Therapy.  The view of Autism Spectrum Disorders as a separate culture will be highlighted and participants will learn effective techniques for engaging client caregivers.  


By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 

1)Demonstrate an understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders.

2) Describe the rationale of using play therapy with children with ASD.

3) Identify how sensory issues may create challenges in the therapeutic playroom.

4) Revise play therapy skills for counseling children in the autism spectrum.

5) Plan play therapy interventions for counseling children in the autism spectrum.

6) Assess the appropriateness of teleplay therapy options. 

7) Develop strategies for approaching common play therapy themes that emerge when working with children with ASD.

8) Describe how limits are set in play therapy with children with ASD.



Presented by: 

Jodi Mullen PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master

 

Duration: ~ 6 Hrs



Continuing Education (6 CEs)
Integrative Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized  by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental  Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for  licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0085

Integrative  Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York  State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved  provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0308.

Integrative Counseling Services, PLLC is approved by The Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. Our provider number is 06-168. Integrative Counseling Services, PLLC maintains responsibility for the program. 



Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • How to Complete this Course!

    • Welcome!

    • Tell us more about YOU!
  • 2

    Course

    • A Play Therapy Approach with Children on the Autism Spectrum (Pt. 1)

    • A Play Therapy Approach with Children on the Autism Spectrum (Pt. 2)

    • A Play Therapy Approach with Children on the Autism Spectrum (Pt. 3)

    • A Play Therapy Approach with Children on the Autism Spectrum PDF PowerPoint
  • 3

    Resources

    • Glossary of Play Therapy Terms

    • Dr. Mullen's Favorite Play Therapy Reads!
  • 4

    Continuing Education

    • Continuing Education Quiz
  • 5

    Course Feedback

    • Course Feedback Survey

About the instructors

PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master

Jodi Mullen

Dr. Jodi Weinstein Mullen, PhD LMHC NCC RPT-S CCPT-Master is the Director of Integrative Counseling Services in Oswego, Fulton, Cicero, and Auburn, New York. She is on the faculty at SUNY Oswego in the Counseling & Psychological Services Department where she is the coordinator of the Graduate Certificate Program in Play Therapy. Dr. Mullen is a credentialed play therapist and play therapy supervisor. She is the author of several manuscripts on play therapy and supervision. Her books include “Counseling Children and Adolescents through Grief and Loss”(co-authored by Dr. Jody Fiorini)(2006), “Play Therapy Basic Training: A Guide to Learning & Living & the Child-Centered Play Therapy Philosophy”(2007), “Supervision can be Playful: Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors” (co-edited with Athena Drewes) (2008), and “How Play Therapists Can Engage Parents & Professionals” (co-authored by June Rickli)(2011). Dr. Mullen is on the editorial board for the international Journal of Play Therapy. She is also the clinical editor of Play Therapy magazine.