UPCOMING EVENTS

12 March 2021
Workshop 1: Creative Interventions to Engage Children in Therapy

*LIVE WEBINAR*
 

DATE: Friday 12th March 2021

TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am (Sydney Time)

COST: $175 (incl. GST)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ONLY $149 for registrations by 31st January 2021

 

CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 1

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Working with difficult-to-engage children can be frustrating and challenging, even for seasoned clinicians. The challenge of working with younger clients in therapy can be further compounded by their fear of entering therapy, their lack of control over the decision to attend therapy, and their developmental capacity which can make it difficult for them to respond to traditional talk-therapy. This webinar will outline innovative strategies for engaging resistant children and teens in therapy.

 

Learning Objectives:

1.Describe the factors underlying therapeutic resistance. 
2.Implement creative interventions to facilitate rapport-building with children and teens. 
3.Implement play-based and expressive arts techniques with clients who are reluctant to verbally articulate their thoughts and feelings.
 


Speaker: Liana Lowenstein

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. She presents trainings across North America and abroad. Recent speaking engagements include China, South Africa, Israel, England, and Australia. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, and consults to mental health agencies. Liana’s 12 books on child and family therapy are known internationally for their innovative and practical techniques. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.


CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 1

 

Any enquiries please contact John and Dianne on workshops@apdtraining.com.au

22 April 2021
Workshop 2: Creative CBT Interventions for Treating Children with Anxiety

*2-DAY LIVE WEBINAR*

 

DATES: 22nd April and 23rd April 2021 

TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am (Sydney Time) each day

COST: $325 (incl. GST)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ONLY $299 for registrations by 12th March 2021

 

CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 2

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

 

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the most empirically supported treatment for treating childhood anxiety. The effectiveness of this approach is enhanced by integrating creative, developmentally appropriate interventions so that children will engage in treatment. In this training, a brief overview of CBT will be presented, along with innovative therapeutic techniques to engage, assess, and treat children with anxiety. Interventions will address the core treatment components: Psychoeducation, somatic management, affective expression, cognitive restructuring, exposure, and relapse prevention. Although the focus of this training will be on treating children with anxiety, many of the interventions can be adapted for use with other treatment populations.
 

Learning Objectives:

1.Articulate the types of anxiety disorders. 
2.Differentiate normal versus problem anxiety. 
3.Describe the core components of CBT for treating anxious children. 
4.Discuss the benefits of integrating playful techniques with CBT to treat anxious children. 
5.List the steps for implementing an exposure plan to help a child manage anxiety. 
6.Implement innovative CBT techniques to treat childhood anxiety
 

​PLEASE NOTE: This webinar is a pre-requisite for Workshop 3 on the Treatent of Traumatised Children as many of the issues covered will be pertinent to the Trauma treatment as well.

 

Speaker: Liana Lowenstein

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. She presents trainings across North America and abroad. Recent speaking engagements include China, South Africa, Israel, England, and Australia. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, and consults to mental health agencies. Liana’s 12 books on child and family therapy are known internationally for their innovative and practical techniques. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.


CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 2

 

Any enquiries please contact John and Dianne on workshops@apdtraining.com.au

13 May 2021
Workshop 3: Creative Interventions for Traumatised Children

*2-DAY LIVE WEBINAR*

 

DATES: 13th May and 14th May 2021 

TIME: 8:00am to 11:00am (Sydney Time) each day

COST: $275 (incl. GST)

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ONLY $249 for registrations by 23rd April 2021

 

CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 3

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:

Many children are referred to therapy because they have experienced a trauma. This training will highlight the impact of trauma on children, as well as the risk and protective factors that influence a child’s experience of a traumatic event. The instructor’s innovative trauma assessment model will be presented, along with creative therapy techniques for treating traumatised children. Trauma-specific issues will be discussed including post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, and dissociation.


Learning Objectives:

1.Summarise the risk factors that influence a child’s experience of a traumatic event.
2.Define post-traumatic stress disorder, complex trauma, and dissociation. 
3.List the core components of trauma treatment. 
4.Implement innovative techniques to treat childhood trauma. 
5.Identify the goals of conducting a trauma narrative. 
6.Implement strategies for engaging resistant children in the completion of a trauma narrative.
 

​PLEASE NOTE: Foundational material will be presented in the webinar on April 22-23 on Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety, therefore, the Treatment of Anxiety webinar is a pre-requisite for this webinar on Creative Interventions for Traumatised Children.

 

Speaker: Liana Lowenstein

Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. She presents trainings across North America and abroad. Recent speaking engagements include China, South Africa, Israel, England, and Australia. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners, and consults to mental health agencies. Liana’s 12 books on child and family therapy are known internationally for their innovative and practical techniques. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.


CLICK HERE to register and pay for Workshop 3

 

Any enquiries please contact John and Dianne on workshops@apdtraining.com.au

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