Pediatric OCD: Consideration for Play Therapy: The good, the bad, and the completely disgusting

RINDEE G.P. ASHCRAFT, PH.D. & GENESIS ALATORRE, LMHCA

Workshop Description:

Pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a common, frequently misunderstood, childhood disorder. Combining directive play therapy with exposure therapy is an effective way to increase children’s and teens’ motivation to complete exposure work and decrease avoidance. This workshop will provide an overview of pediatric Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and its gold standard of treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). It will help participants understand how to integrate play therapy and exposure therapy to create successful exposures.

Learning Outcomes:

Objection 1: Participants will be able to identify individuals with possible OCD in their play therapy practice

Objective 2: Participants will be able to integrate play-based practices to create basic exposure hierarchies and exposure-response prevention

Objective 3: Participants will be able to describe 3 play therapy techniques to help clients externalize OCD

December 4th, 2021 at 9:30 am to 12 pm

ONLINE via ZOOM.

2 CE for APT is offered. FREE. 

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/9GUvMdmLdvV8Dm3f6

Due to Covid 19, this training has been approved for contact hours with some restrictions applied.