Integrative Counseling Services

Child mental health professionals, including (and especially) play therapists often describe difficulty not in the clinical work with children, but in the consultation with parents and caregivers. That does not have to be the case. In this workshop, we will focus on multiple communication and consulting skills that facilitate relationships with parents, and caregivers while still honoring the children and the culture of childhood. Additionally, the esteem of child mental health professionals who are also play therapists will be bolstered.

Objectives:

1) Identify three ways to communicate the benefits of play therapy,

2) Have experience and replicate communication and consulting techniques suitable for dealing with parents, and caregivers,

3) Use communication and consulting skills to address the questions of parents and caregivers,

4) Describe ways to address the vulnerabilities in parents and caregivers,

5) Create boundaries that facilitate parent and play therapist communication,

6) Name specific strategies to use in consulting with parents and caregivers,

7) Share about the child’s session in ways support the child and the parents and caregivers.

Presented by: 

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

Duration: 4 Hrs

Continuing Education (4 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.