This training is presented in collaboration with NAMI Spartanburg.
Presenter: Dr. Ashley Garrett, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, ACS, NCC
Date: Friday, September 27th, 2024 — Get On Waiting List Now!
Time: 8:30am- 400pm (1 hour for lunch on your own)
Location: Spartanburg, SC (138 Dillon Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29307)
Cost: $120 (Payment link will be sent once you have registered via Paypal.)
6 NBCC and APT Contact Hours
- 6.00 Clock Hours National Board for Certificate Counselors – Provider No. 6763
- 6.00 Contact Clock Hours- APT Approved Provider No. 15-430
Program Content Description:
This training is designed for the counselor and play therapist in an agency, private practice, or school setting who is interested in learning more about using the Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) as a play therapy intervention. We will cover the primary rationale and research behind the CFI specific to directive play therapy. Participants will utilize sandtray and Brave Play to learn how to engage clients in self-reflection of their own culture and how it impacts their mental wellness. Counselors will increase insight on how their own culture can impact the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will discuss the concept of cultural humility and how it impacts the counseling relationship.
- Participants will discuss the basics of the Cultural-Formulation Interview and how to utilize it as a play therapy intervention in therapy.
- Participants will explain the rationale and research behind the CFI and how it can support diversity in their clinical practice.
- Participants will learn and apply 2 play therapy directives through sandtray and Brave Play to engage clients, creating a practice that is cultural and socially diverse.
- Participants will learn and apply assessment questions in the play therapy room to learn about clients’ systems and how clients’ culture can strengthen treatment planning.
- Participants will learn and apply the CFI in play therapy supervision and their own development as a play therapist.
Brave Play offers continuing education for mental health professionals that is interactive and experiential. You’ll come away with more knowledge, new skills to enhance your practice, renewed energy, and meaningful connections. In today’s fast-paced world and complex mental health systems, many practitioners feel overwhelmed and experience burnout and other health problems. Our professional trainings are designed to offer you a safe space with unique opportunities to nourish your personal and professional selves. For for information about our speakers visit us here.
*Garrett Counseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Garrett Counseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763.
*Garrett Counseling is approved by APT to provide continuing education. Garrett Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APT Approved Provider 15-430.
Making Payment: Once you register, you will receive a link in the email you provided to make payment. You have not RESERVED your seat until you have paid.
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Cancellation Policy: If you contact us before the program date, you may exchange for a certificate to attend another program or a tuition refund less a cancel fee. Occasionally, changes are made due to unforeseen circumstances or participant demand. While Garrett Counseling will do everything possible to ensure participant satisfaction, Garrett Counseling’s liability is limited to the tuition fee only. If you cancel, 10 business days before the event, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation must be received in writing and can be faxed to 1-256-217-4162 or emailed to garrett@garrettcounseling.com. If cancellation is not received in writing, you will be charged the full amount of tuition.