Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy (CACPT) October 2014 - E-Newsletter Welcome to the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy E-Newsletter In This Issue Play Therapy Certificate Program 2015 Play Therapy Supervisor Training Intermediate Puppetry Workshop 2015 Research Award Quick Links CACPT Website Playground Magazine Contact Us Subscribe to Our Newsletter! 2015 CACPT Play Therapy Certificate Program Schedule The CACPT Play Therapy Certificate Program offers unique and intensive training in the theory and practice of play therapy. Students who complete the thirty-day program earn 180 hours of continuing education credits, which is one of the steps needed to become a Certified Child Psychotherapist & Play Therapist. The program instructors are skilled play therapists who bring expertise on a wide variety of topics. Courses are offered in Winnipeg in March and October, Waterloo in May, Toronto in July and August, St. John's in August. We have listened to the feedback and we are offering our programs in different formats this year in order to accommodate all types of schedules: Winnipeg, Manitoba: Level II, Wk II March 5-9, Level III, Wk I Oct. (TBA) Level II, Week I will be offered this year (2014) from October 16 20. As we continue to offer our very successful Play Therapy Certificate Program in Winnipeg, our students will continue on in the program that was started in the fall of 2013. Feel free to register for individual workshops if you wish to. Location: CanadInn, Polo Park Winnipeg, Manitoba. Waterloo, Ontario: LEVEL I: May 7 - 11 and October 22 - 26 This program will be offered from Thursday to Monday giving those who find it difficult to take time off work for a full two weeks the option of training over the weekends. Location: WLS Wilfrid Laurier University. Toronto, Ontario: Levels I, II & III: July 6 to August 14 A full six weeks of all three levels of the Certificate Program in play therapy will be offered in Toronto. Location: CPA - PDI offices of the Telus Building in downtown Toronto. Easy access to public transportation. St. John's, Newfoundland: Level I: August 10 - 21 We are delighted to announce the addition of this new Play Therapy Certificate Program being held in St. John's next summer! Location: To be announced. Registration forms are available on the CACPT website. For access to more information on each program go to: http://www.cacpt.com/play-therapy-certificate-program/. APT Approved Provider #: 000 083 __________________________________________________________________ CACPT Offers Play Therapy Supervisor Two Day Training Program for Potential CACPT Supervisors CPT-S Date: November 8 & 9, 2014 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Place: Branching Out, 29 Crescent Hill Drive North, Brampton, ON L6S 1C6 This course will provide trainees with two days (7 hours each) of Supervisor Training that will focus on effective and ethical clinical supervision within the Play Therapy field. Trainees will participate in lecture and activity based learning in Session One. Given Supervisors also take on a teaching role with supervisees; all Supervisor trainees will present a fifteen-minute theory review as part of sharing their Supervisory Portfolio to the total group on Day Two. Their topic will be delegated based on a chapter in one of the two identified text-books. This assignment will be delegated one month before the course begins. About the Trainer: Theresa Fraser CYW, M.A., CPT-S Theresa has been a supervisor of Helping Professionals since 1983 first in her role as a Child and Youth Worker in mental health settings, then as a Supervisor of a Community Mental Health Program for Adults. She has supervised Treatment Foster Home Case Managers and Play Therapy Interns since 2000 as an approved non-certified CACPT Supervisor. Theresa has attended Supervisor's training in Canada and the UK in order to gain her Certified Supervisor status with CACPT. Theresa has taught Supervision workshops for CYW's, Front Line Child Welfare Supervisors and most recently co-facilitated a Supervision Workshop in February 2012 at the Michigan Association of Child and Play Therapy. She currently writes articles about Supervision for the Ontario Association of Child and Youth Counselors Newsletter. Training Objectives 1. To be able to distinguish between play therapy supervision and play therapy consultation 2. To be able to distinguish between various supervision models used in Play Therapy. 3. To recognize the importance and impact of diversity in play therapy supervisory relationships and service provision 4. To distinguish between ethical and legal issues that impact clinical play therapy supervision/consultation 5. To review the required paperwork to practice as a CPT-S. 6. To practice techniques and skills that can be used to develop effective Play Therapy supervisory relationships via role play and tape review APT Approved Provider: #000-083 For More Information on This Workshop Go To: http://www.cacpt.com/site/www/educationprogramsworkshops ________________________________________________________ ______ Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy (CACPT) Presents a Two Day Workshop Spring of 2015 Dates TBA Lakeside Central, 7654 Conservation Road, Guelph, ON Guelph, Ontario NB: The October 2014 Program has been postponed to the Spring 2015. Cheryl Hulburd MSW RSW RPT CPT Cheryl Hulburd MSW RSW RPT CPT is a Master's level Social Worker with Fernie Counselling & Consulting, a private practice in Fernie, BC. Cheryl is registered with the British Columbia College of Social Workers, a Certified Family Law Mediator from the Vancouver Legal Education Society and a Certified and Registered Play Therapist. Cheryl is a Director on the Board of the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy, a member of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers, as well as a member of the Association for Play Therapy in the US. Workshop Overview CACPT would consider this workshop an Intermediate workshop in PAPT (Puppet Assisted Play Therapy). This course is designed for professionals working with children and families and offers the: what, where, when and why of PAPT (Puppet Assisted Play Therapy). We will discuss PAPT's benefits, theories, techniques and research. The art of puppetry will be presented. Ventriloquist basics will be taught such as voice, emotion and manipulation. Techniques for intervention in the playroom will be shared and participants will have the opportunity for experiential learning in this course. After the session, participants will be able to: 1. Know at least 3 benefits of utilizing PAPT and how puppets are used for neuroplasticity. 2. Compare at least 3 theoretical constructs utilizing PAP 3. Implement at least 5 new techniques to assist with play therapy assessment and intervention. 4. Have the awareness and knowledge of culturally sensitive PAP 5. Become familiar with the selection process such as human vs. animals and various types of puppet characters. 6. Manipulate your puppet in order to provide the illusion of having another therapist/friend in the playroom. 7. Perform the basics of ventriloquism. The combination of voice, emotion, and movements of the puppets lips and body makes up the art of ventriloquism-hand movement etc. 8. Construct at least 3 types of puppets for your playroom APT Approved Provider: 000-083 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A REGISTRATION FORM FOR THIS WORKSHOP, PLEASE CONTACT ELIZABETH SHARPE AT Elizabeth@cacpt.com ____________________________________________________________________________ Announcing the CACPT Annual Research Award 2015 Purpose: The mission of the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy (CACPT) is to promote the value of play, play therapy and the Certified Play Therapist designation and certified members in Canada. CACPT recognizes the value of ongoing research efforts as an important function within the mission of the Association. CACPT will award one research grant of $500.00 to a project involving current research in the area of play and play therapy for 2015. Applications must be received by CACPT not later than October 31, 2014 and the study or a report of the study is to be completed and submitted by September. 1, 2015. A decision regarding grant applications will be made by the Research Committee by December 15, 2014. For more information please contact: Elizabeth Sharpe CAE Executive Director, CACPT Elizabeth@cacpt.com Or Dr. Nancy Riedel Bowers CPT-S Chair, CACPT Research Committee nrbowers@aol.com Happy Playing! Sincerely, Elizabeth Sharpe CAE Executive Director CACPT