CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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9:30 am – 5:00 pmAttachment-Based Play Therapy for Emotional, Behavioral & Sensory Challenges Tammi Van Hollander, RPT, LCSW 9:30 am – 5:00 pmSocial Emotional Arts on a Shoestring for Individuals & Groups in Any Setting- Day 1 Ping Ho, MA, MPH Myriam Savage, PhD, RDT-BCT 9:30 am – 12:30 pmHealing Traumatic Grief & Loss Through Play for All Ages: A Bottom-Up Brain Approach in Three Stages Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-SMary Ruth Cross, MS, MFT, NCC, RPT-S 9:30 am – 12:30 pmIntegrating Play Therapy & Yoga for Healing Adverse Childhood Experiences Michelle M. Pliske, MSW, RPT-S, LCSW 9:30 am – 12:30 pmJustice-Involved Youth and the Arts: A Culturally Responsive, Multidisciplinary, Team Approach Laura Miera, MA, ATR 9:30 am – 12:30 pmPuppetry & Drama for Child Development and InclusionOlivia Karaolis, MA 9:30 am – 12:30 pmSELFY: A Program for Engaging Middle Schoolers in Social & Emotional ActivitiesSarah Young-Sheppard, MSW 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmAutoregulation and Play Interventions: Healing the BodyJennifer Lefebre, PsyD, RPT-S 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmSocial-Emotional Learning: An Art Therapy Approach Suzanne Silverstein, MA, ATR Lauryn J. Hunter, LMFT, ATR
9:30 am – 5:00 pmShadow Play: Working with Darker Metaphors in Play Therapy Jennifer Lefebre, PsyD, RPT-S 9:30 am – 5:00 pmSocial Emotional Arts on a Shoestring for Individuals & Groups in Any Setting - Day 2 Kathy Cass, MA, BC-DMT, NCC, C-IAYT, CAHC, AYT Karen Howard, RMT, CEAP 9:30 am – 12:30 pmActing Out, Acting In: A Dramatic Approach to Addressing Trauma with Put-at-Risk Youth Diana Feldman, LCAT, RDT Cristina Hernandez 9:30 am – 12:30 pmAttachment and The Invisible String: Playful Activities to Support Healthy Connection for All Ages Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR Pamela Robertson, PsyD, LCSW 9:30 am – 12:30 pmVictims, Bullies & Bystanders: A Multimodal Play Therapy Approach for All Ages Leslie Baker, MFT, NCC, RPT-S Mary Ruth Cross, MS, MFT, NCC, RPT-S 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmGiving Voice: Technology & Song for At-Risk and Special Needs Youth Rachael Anne Singer, MS, R-DMT Ann Noriel 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmHelping LGBTQ Youth Create Coherent Self-Narratives Mark Beauregard, RDT-BCT, LCAT Kristin Long, RDT-BCT, LCAT, LP 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmNature and Culture-Based Healing for Intercultural Resiliency in Kids & Their Families Joanne Ginter, MA 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmPlay Therapy Essentials for Child Therapists & Educators: Proven Techniques for Success April Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmPongo Poetry Project: Written & Spoken Word to Heal Trauma in Vulnerable Populations Elnur Gajiev, PsyD Richard Gold, MA 2:00 pm – 5:00 pmThe Personal Hope Book: A Container of Resilience for Teens & Adults Erin Partridge, PhD, ATR-BC 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmTransformative Writing for Grades 3-12: Silencing Inner Critics, Finding Their Own Voices Paulette Greenhouse
9:00 am – 4:30 pmDIR/Floor Time®, Play & Movement for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Integrating Theories & TreatmentEsther B. Hess, PhD Rachael Anne Singer, MS, R-DMT 9:00 am – 12:00 pmGroup Sandtray Therapy: Managing Miniatures & Metaphors with Multiple Clients of All AgesMarshall Lyles, RPT-S, LPC-S, LMFT-S 9:00 am – 12:00 pmReaching Resistant Clients of All Ages Through Art: Techniques for SuccessErika K. M. Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC 9:00 am – 12:00 pmScribble & Wiggle: A Neurosequential Art Approach to Trauma Across the LifespanPeggy Kolodny, ATR-BC, LCPAT 9:00 am – 12:00 pmSpoken-Word Poetry Therapy for At-Risk Youth & AdolescentsElnur "El" Gajiev, PsyD 9:00 am – 12:00 pmSuperheroes to the Rescue: Fighting Trauma & Anxiety in Clients of all AgesApril Duncan, MSW, LCSW, RPT 9:00 am – 12:00 pmThe Very Image of Health: Somatic Visualization Protocol for Adults & ChildrenGilah Yelin Hirsch, BA, MFA 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmDigital Media Arts: Therapeutic Interventions for Adolescents & OthersJeffrey Jamerson, MA, PhD Jennifer Hoit, LMFT, ATR 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmHelping Children to Say Goodbye: Play Therapy for Grief & LossLyla Tyler, MS, LMFT, RPT-S 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmQuick Collages for Clients of All Ages: Piecing Together Possibilities Josie Abbenante, ATR-BC, LPAT 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmRaising Connected, Happy, Successful Kids Through ArtErica K. M. Curtis, LMFT, ATR-BC
9:00 am – 4:30 pmDe-Escalation of Aggression and Symptom Management Through Art Dana Wyss, PhD, LMFT, ATR Pamela C. Robertson, PsyD, LMFT 9:00 am – 4:30 pmPuppet-Assisted Relationship Therapy: Group Social Skills Training from 6 to 60 Anne Pesacov, PhD, LCSW, LMFT Cathi Long 9:00 am – 12:00 pmArtful Grieving: A Creative Multimodal Approach to Grief Work with Children & TeensPatricia Jauchler, MS, MA, RDT/BCT 9:00 am – 12:00 pmRepairing Broken Attachment with Clients of All Ages: Multisensory Play Therapy StrategiesEllen H Saul, MS, LP, CST-T 9:00 am – 12:00 pmSelf-Regulation for At-Risk Children Through Nature-Based Play: SEEDSGabriela Alejos, MSW Victoria Lloyd, MEd 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmDigital Arts for Social-Emotional Skills in Middle School Classrooms & CounselingMartha Rand, LCSW, SSW, CGP, ACSW 1:30 pm – 4:30 pmReaching Uncommunicative, Resistant & Nonverbal Clients Through Music Therapy StrategiesDan Walsh, MS, MT-BC