- February 10, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
BC Play Therapy Association holds workshops throughout the year to help advance the education of Play Therapy Practitioners and related professions. These usually revolve around a specialized speaker teaching a subject of importance to the advancement of play therapy as a therapeutic practice.
6.5 LIVE WEBINAR Continuing Education Hours (CEs) for APT & CAPT
For BCPTA credentialing or renewal this training can be counted as 6.5 Contact CE Credit Hours.
A certificate of completion will be provided based on attendance with your video on throughout the duration of the workshop and successful completion of a post-test and an evaluation component.
Supercharge Your Supervision Skills:
Play Therapy Supervision from a Neuroscience Lens
Live Webinar
Presented by Johanna Simmons, RCC-ACS, BCRPT-S, Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor & Helen Ritchie, RPT, CCC, BCRPT-S, Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Supervisor
6.5 LIVE WEBINAR CEs/CEUs for APT & CAPT
For BCPTA registration or renewal this training can be counted as 6.5 Contact Continuing Education Credit Hours
One-Day Online Workshop
Saturday, February 10th, 2024, 9am – 5pm
A Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the event
We welcome both new and seasoned supervisors to this wonderful day of learning together! This workshop is geared toward those who are already supervising play therapists/therapists who work using play.
Workshop Description:
Neuroscience is increasingly teaching us that as supervisors we can be affected by the stories our supervisees share about their clients. This can lead to vicarious traumatization and burnout if we do not take care of our nervous systems. We also need to support our supervisees in learning how to take care of their own nervous systems.
This workshop will show supervisors how to use the nervous system to not only prevent burnout but also how to use the information the nervous system provides them to enhance and deepen the supervision experience for both the supervisor and supervisee.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the states of the nervous system, its regulation and co-regulation, and the 4 threats to the brain.
- Support the supervisor to develop a deeper understanding of one’s own biases, nervous system responses, emotional triggers and physical reactions when supervising therapists who use play as a modality. Encouraging self-reflection and self-awareness facilitates this aim.
- Use this understanding to inform and enhance your supervision as well as the supervisee’s clients’ therapeutic growth.
- Understand emotional regulation and enhance the ability of the supervisor to regulate and model regulation of their emotions ensuring:
- a regulated space for the supervisee
- a safe, collaborative, and constructive environment for the supervisee
- a model for the supervisee to use with their child clients.
- Promote cultural sensitivity and awareness of cultural differences in nervous system responses and recognize how they may influence interactions in a diverse client population.
- Build resilience and prevent supervisor burn-out associated with vicarious trauma by using self-regulation and self-awareness to manage the emotional demands of the role, thereby modeling the same for the supervisee.
- Learn the effective use of the neuroscience and regulation/co-regulation as an add-on to the play therapy interventions or modalities currently used.
WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM ATTENDING:
We welcome both new and seasoned supervisors to this wonderful day of learning together! This workshop is geared toward those who are already supervising play therapists/therapists who work using play.
About the Presenters:
Johanna Simmons is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Approved Clinical Supervisor, a BC Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, and a Synergetic Play Therapy supervisor and consultant. Additionally, Johanna is an adjunct faculty at Adler University where she teaches the child development and counselling course. Johanna’s private practice has moved to an online practice where she works with parents, empowering them to best support their children. To learn more about Johanna or to connect with her, visit https://simmonscounselling.ca/
Helen Ritchie is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), a BC Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (BCRPT-S), and a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy™ Supervisor. Helen has had extensive training in Play and Sand play Therapy, Trauma-informed therapy (EMDR), Family Systems theory, The Satir Model, and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy. Helen has had many years of work experience as an elementary school counsellor, play therapist, and counsellor and is a Supervisor of Synergetic Play Therapy, an exciting approach that combines the latest research in neuroscience, attachment, and attunement with therapeutic work. Helen also supervises students and colleagues. To learn more about Helen or to connect with her, visit https://counsellingbc.com/listings/hritchie.htm
Should you have any questions about this workshop, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@bcplaytherapy.ca
Schedule for the Workshop:
Saturday, February 10th, 2024
CANCELLATION POLICY:
- To cancel your registration, please send us a cancellation notice via email at [email protected] no later than 2 weeks before the start of an event for a full refund less a $25.00 cancellation fee. No refund is issued if you cancel your registration within 2 weeks of the event.
- Please note that all payments received and/or processed on workshop day will be processed at manual registration rates.
Should you have any questions about this workshop, please don’t hesitate to contact us at info@bcplaytherapy.ca
APT Approved Provider 95-019 – BCPTA is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to provide continuing education specific to play therapy.
CAPT Approved Provider 09-103 – BCPTA is approved by the Canadian Association for Play Therapy to provide foundation training and continuing education training specific to child and play therapy. This training cannot be used for Foundation Play Therapy Training towards Certification with CAPT as a Certified Play Therapist (CPT).