Course Description
Many mental health practitioners provide in-home-based services. This webinar will address how helping professionals can use a play therapy approach in the context of in-home services. 

At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to: 
1) identify three adaptations for using play therapy in home-based mental health services

2) describe a minimum of ten toys that are appropriate for play therapy services in the home

3) recognize and articulate limits that are necessary to using play therapy in home-based mental health

Presented by: 

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

Denielle Randall LMSW, VASIII

 

Duration: 3 Hrs


Continuing Education (3 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.



Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • How to Complete this Course!

    • Welcome!

    • Tell us more about YOU!
  • 2

    Course

    • Main Course Video - Home-Based Play Therapy
  • 3

    Resources

    • Home-Based Play Therapy toy list

    • Parent Check-in Form

    • Dr. Mullen's Favorite Play Therapy Reads!

    • Glossary of Play Therapy Terms
  • 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.

About the instructor

LMSW, VASIII

Denielle Randall

Denielle Randall, is a licensed Graduate Social Worker whom holds a Master’s degree from Morgan State University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.   She began her career over 15 years ago in child welfare working as a child care specialist and a residential supervisor for a girls shelter at The Children’s Home.  She also has over 8 years of experience providing in-home family therapy within Baltimore City and Anne Arundel County to at-risk youth that were involved with the Department of Juvenile Services, Department of Social Services, and other agencies. Ms. Randall is trauma informed and is a certified Maryland Victim Assistant Specialist Level III.  She also has other experience working with children, youth, and families from other job and internships experiences.  She currently works as the Family Advocate Supervisor at the Baltimore Child Abuse Center.  Denielle just recently finished taking courses to become  registered as a play therapist and plans to obtain her LCSW-C.