Effective Parent Consultations in Play Therapy Course

Join this 8-hour, APT Approved (Approved Provider #25-758) Continuing Education course to build confidence in your parent consultations and conduct effective, culturally sensitive parent intake appointments.

Learning Objectives

Learning Objective #1

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to summarize relevant literature related to play therapy intake appointments and parent consultations

Learning Objective #2

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to articulate the five objectives of an effective parent intake meeting

Learning Objective #3

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to compose an effective statement to share with parents at the intake appointment about their process of play therapy through their theoretical lens and what parents can expect from the play therapy process

Learning Objective #4

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to appraise their own implicit biases and assess ways in which these biases may impact their therapeutic relationship with parents as well as practice broaching culture within the intake appointment to provide a culturally sensitive approach.

Learning Objective #5

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to collaborate with parents in setting and clarifying effective play therapy goals with their theoretical orientation and cultural sensitivity in mind.

Learning Objective #6

At the end of this workshop, play therapists will be able to compose effective intake and developmental history questions for their intake procedures in play therapy as well as structure their parent intake meetings to allow for the development of a therapeutic alliance.

About the Course

In play therapy, the intake appointment serves as the first opportunity to develop the therapeutic alliance between the play therapist and parent. However, there are also many competing priorities. This presentation will discuss 5 main objectives for the first parent meeting and how play therapists can best prepare.

Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Ahou Line

Dr. Ahou Line is the founder of Parent Partnership Consulting and co-founder of a private practice in Dallas, a published author, former graduate professor, and speaker. Ahou has authored several peer-reviewed works and has been invited to speak on many topics including parent engagement and the multicultural implications of play therapy. Additionally, Ahou is the author of a forthcoming Routledge textbook which supports play therapists in their work with parents.

Refund Policy

Because this is a non-contact CEU with an asynchronous course, once registration is complete, attendee will receive login information to access online training. Once information is sent to the participant, they are no longer eligible for a refund. It is up to the attendee to complete the training, post-test, and evaluation to receive their CE credit.

Course Curriculum

6 Chapters · 37 Lessons

1
Introduction to Parent Consultations
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Introduction
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Learning Objectives
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Accuracy, Empirical Basis, and Limitations of Content
2
Research Related to Involving Parents in Our Work
1. (Included in full purchase)
  A Note Before We Begin
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Why Learn About Parents?
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Benefit of Including Parents
4. (Included in full purchase)
  What Do Parents Want from Us?
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Play Therapists' Attitudes Toward Parent Involvement
6. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect
3
Best Practices for Parent Consultations
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Why is Working with Parents So Difficult? (Activity)
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Reflection Questions
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Common Pitfalls for Parent Consultations
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Attitudes to Employ When Working with Parents
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Structure of Parent Consultations
6. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect
7. (Included in full purchase)
  A Story about a Parent Intake
8. (Included in full purchase)
  Reflection Questions: What attitudes were missed
4
Why is the Intake Appointment So Important?
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Why Are Intakes So Important?
2. (Included in full purchase)
  5 Objectives of Effective Intakes
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect
5
5 Objectives of an Effective Intake
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Developing the Therapeutic Relationship
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect
3. (Included in full purchase)
  The Importance of Broaching
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Power Flower Activity
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect: Power Flower Activity
6. (Included in full purchase)
  Gathering Developmental History
7. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect: Gathering Developmental History
8. (Included in full purchase)
  Setting and Clarifying Goals with Cultural Sensitivity in Mind
9. (Included in full purchase)
  Stop and Reflect: Setting and Clarifying Goals with Cultural Sensitivity in Mind
10. (Included in full purchase)
  The Importance of Theory and Creating a Roadmap for Parents
11. (Included in full purchase)
  Theory Script Activity
12. (Included in full purchase)
  Theory Script Activity Reflection Questions
13. (Included in full purchase)
  Allowing Time for Questions
14. (Included in full purchase)
  Clarifying Next Steps + Conclusion
6
Next Steps
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Next Steps
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Quiz
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Program Evaluation

What People Are Saying

This presentation was originally presented at The Association for Play Therapy Conference (as well as many state branch virtual trainings). Discover how this course has transformed the way play therapists approach parent consultations in play therapy.

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Every counselor should hear this information during graduate school. We receive so little training on how to do parent intake well. Dr. Ahou is amazing!!!