Expanding Metaphor, Themes & Processing In Therapy

Earn 6 APT Credits and 6 General CEs

This  will be a  LIVE, in-person workshop. Participants must attend the entire presentation and will be awarded CONTACT CE's upon successful completion of the workshop. Approved by APT for 6 CONTACT (6 CE's Seminal or Historically Significant Theories) CE Hours, APT Approved Provider #20-618. 

Description: We know the basics - tracking, reflection, metacommunicating...but how come we keep asking questions and getting stuck with clients? The basics of experiential therapies - art, play, sandtray and equine assisted psychotherapy are actually the opposite of what we're trained to do. Learning how to fully integrate reflection and metacommunication skills takes time and effort. This workshop will be a hands-on, experiential time to practice, role-play and build clinical skills. During this workshop the presenter will break down common misconceptions about non-directive and directive experiential therapies, including what reflection, tracking and metacommunicating actually looks and sounds like in an art, play, sandtray or equine assisted psychotherapy session. The attendees will learn how and when to ask a question, as well as why the power of play is the foundation for many services. This workshop will build on the foundations of Child Centered Play Therapy and Adlerian Play Therapy, as well as provide a basic understanding of the incorporation of art and sandtray into services. Storytelling, role play and experiential activities will be interwoven into the presentation to allow attendees to leave with skills they can bring directly into their therapy session regardless of theoretical orientation. This presentation will cover services for young children through adults in a variety of settings and presenting issues.

CE Broker Tracking Numbers: 20-1312852

APT Approved Provider: 20-618

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the core principals of reflection, tracking and metacommunication
2. Define how CCPT and Adlerian play differ in approach
3. Demonstrate the theoretical basis for CCPT and Adlerian play through role play and improv experiences
4. Link client's statements into reflection and metacommunication of their personal metaphors to treatment goals

This event is sponsored by FMHCA, an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider. FMHCA NBCC Provider# 2058. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  FMHCA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This course is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, LMHC, LMFT, LCSW – FMHCA CE Broker #: 50-748

About the Presenters:

Marla Berger has been working with children, teens and adults providing experiential therapies since 2000. After receiving her Bachelors Degree from University of Florida and her Masters Degree in Art Therapy from University of Louisville, she began to specialize in working with children and their families. She knows that working through traumatic experiences can be difficult to talk about, so incorporates art, play, sandtray and equine assisted services into her therapy program. In the wake of the Parkland tragedy in 2018, she has been serving the community in supporting trauma and loss. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, EMDR Trained, Eagala Advanced Certified in Equine Assisted Services and Natural Lifemanship Intensive Trained Practitioner which is a Trauma-Focused Equine Assisted Psychotherapy modality. Marla is the owner of a specialized group practice in Coral Springs and Parkland devoted to serving children, teens and adults through experiential services. Since 2000, Marla has been speaking locally and nationally on a variety of topics including how to incorporate experiential therapies for grief, loss and trauma. She frequently presents in her art and play therapy office on incorporating experiential modalities in Coral Springs, while at the barn in Parkland she trains on equine assisted psychotherapy and nature based services.

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