Child Development For Clinicians
Ages 3 - 5
Welcome!
This series is dedicated to the topic of Child Development through the ages of 3 - 11. Each part covers the specified age group and the presenters offer insight into what clinicians can expect, be aware of, and provide information that is crucial in parent consultations. The presenters normalize the emotional, social, and physical development that kids experience and make it accessible for use with parents in the toughest consultations! You will hear examples from the presenters' experiences as parents and play therapists. In each part of the series, you will:
1) Gain knowledge about the emotional, social, and physical development children ages 3-5 experience
2) Create a foundation for handling developmental challenges in session with children ages 3-5
3) Acquire tools necessary for communicating developmental norms and red flags to parents of children ages 3-5
Presented by:
Dr. Jodi Mullen PhD, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-Master
Ashley Lawton MS, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-S
Duration: 2.0 Hrs
Continuing Education (2 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
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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.
Course Curriculum
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1
Introduction
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How to Complete this Course!
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Welcome to Child Development for Clinicians - Ages 3 - 5
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Tell us more about YOU!
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Course Material
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Main Course Video - Child Development for Clinicians - Ages 3 - 5
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Child Development for Clinicians - Ages 3 -5 (SLIDES)
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Other Resources
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Parent and Child Workbook!
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Raising Freakishly Well-Behaved Kids: 20 Principles for Becoming the Parent Your Child Needs
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Parenting Podcast
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Child Developmental Milestones Condensed
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Continuing Education Quiz
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Continuing Education Quiz
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About the instructor
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.
About the instructor
MS, LMHC, NCC, RPT-S, CCPT-S
Ashley Lawton
Ashley Lawton, MS LMHC NCC RPT CCPT-S is the Assistant Director at Integrative Counseling Services. She is also an adjunct professor at SUNY Oswego. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling at the State University of New York at Oswego. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) through the state of New York. Ashley is credentialed as a Nationally Certified Counselor (NCC) through the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC). She is also credentialed in Play Therapy as a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) through the Association for Play Therapy (APT) and as a Child-Centered Play Therapist Supervisor (CCPT-S) through the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE). Ashley has presented on various Play Therapy topics, often relating to grief and loss. She is a member of Friends of Oswego County Hospice’s Bereavement Committee. At Integrative Counseling Services Ashley provides counseling to adolescents and young adults, as well as Play Therapy to children. Her duties as Assistant Director include overseeing staff, supervising the coordination of intakes, supervision of graduate interns, handling day to day operations, and managing crisis situations as they arise.