Training Description
This play therapy training is offered Live In-Person for contact hours and Virtual Webinar via Zoom for non-contact hours.
Play therapists face complex ethical dilemmas involving both children, their guardians, and other caregivers. Moral decision-making models, research, and APT publications will be applied to ethical vignettes experienced in play therapy practice.
With an advocacy role in mind, participants will apply play therapy best practices with a goal of supporting the ongoing growth and development of children in play therapy.
Participants will select from five moral decision-making models to apply to their personal play therapy practice. Participants will apply their chosen moral decision-making model, APT publications, Play Therapy Best Practices© and Paper on Touch©️, along with research to 15 play therapy vignettes for open discussion.
Special emphasis will be given to the following areas in the play therapy vignettes: confidentiality and disclosure to guardians; considerations before touch is implemented as a part of treatment; coordination of care with other professionals; providing services to multiple family members; guardians involved in high conflict divorce; differing values and biases of guardians and children in play therapy regarding inclusion, diversity, and equity; and telehealth in play therapy.