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Garry L. Landreth, Ed.D., LPC, RPT-S, internationally known for his writings and work in promoting the development of child-centered play therapy, is a Regents Professor in the Department of Counseling and Higher Education and founder of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. The Center for Play Therapy provides the largest play therapy training program in the world, attracting graduate students from throughout the fifty states, Canada, Mexico, China, and other countries around the world. The Center for Play Therapy is proud to offer non-contact Continuing Education hours. This opportunity will enable mental health professionals to enhance play therapy knowledge. In addition, this program can assist individuals with acquiring a maximum of 50 of the 150 training hours needed to fulfill credentialing requirements for Registered Play Therapist (RPT) through the Association for Play Therapy. CE hours can be earned by viewing professional training videos, reading educational books, or a combination of both. Purchase of materials and course fees are required before access to the exam. After successful completion of a multiple-choice exam, the certification of completion will be available for printing. The Center for Play Therapy is approved by the following organizations/boards and the contact hours can be applied towards licensure, certification, and registered credentials for: APT Approved Provider 95-004 Texas State Board of Licensed Professional Counselor: Provider #2283 Texas State Board of Social Workers: Provider #6720 Texas State Board of Marriage & Family Therapists: Provider #828 National Board of Certified Counselors: Provider #3016 The University of North Texas has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 3016. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The University of North Texas is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
UNT College of Education Play Therapy Center offers Child Therapy Play Therapy Certification. Check out their website which details requirements and credentialing their program offers.
The ChildTrauma Academy founded by Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D. provides research, education and service related to childhood trauma. The ChildTrauma Academy library offers articles and videos on brain development and neuroscience pertaining to early childhood trauma.
The UNT Center for Play Therapy offers Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) training. Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT, Landreth, 1991; Landreth & Bratton, 2006) is a play-based treatment program for young children presenting with behavioral, emotional, social, and attachment disorders. At the heart of CPRT is the premise that a secure parent child relationship is the essential factor for children's well-being. In a supportive group environment, parents learn skills to respond more effectively to their children's emotional and behavioral needs. In turn, children learn that they can count on their parents to reliably and consistently meet their needs for love, acceptance, safety and security. The goal of CPRT is to strengthen the quality of the parent-child attachment bond as a means of reducing child behavior problems and stress in the parent-child relationship. CPRT was developed for children ages 3- 8, but has been adapted for use with toddlers and preadolescents.
Child Therapy Toys.com provides an enormous selection of toys, accessories, games, sand play, and books for therapeutic use.
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Meet Ernie, a typical kid with an everyday life. Ernie has great friends, a great family (except for his annoying sister), and a great school. There is just one problem -- Ernie doesn't just get mad. He gets MAD! In this graphic novel for tweens, Ernie learns about his angry outbursts with the help of a friendly and understanding school counselor and discovers that he has the power to control and calm himself. Once he practices the skills to control and manage his angry outbursts, Ernie finds that he can be a happier person as well as a better friend, brother, and son. Chillax! has won two awards: Gold Medal, Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for Comic/Graphic Novel Mom's Choice Award for Juvenile Books - Self-Improvement (Gold)
You can download and use each printable chore chart template on this site for free. You can also find tips on: -How to use a chore chart for kids; -The chores kids can be expected to do; -How to encourage them to do their chores without having to beg! With our free chore chart maker you can: Change the background and the theme, add clipart with various topics such as princesses, superheroes, space, etc., add your chore list and edit the text, and even insert your child’s photo.
This website is the hub of free resources on the CPS model developed by Ross W. Greene, Ph.D. Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS) is the evidence-based model of care that helps caregivers focus on identifying the problems that are causing concerning behaviors in kids and solving those problems collaboratively and proactively. The model is a departure from approaches emphasizing the use of consequences to modify concerning behaviors. In families, general and special education schools, inpatient psychiatry units, and residential and juvenile detention facilities, the CPS model has a track record of dramatically improving behavior and dramatically reducing or eliminating discipline referrals, detentions, suspensions, restraints, and seclusions. The CPS model is non-punitive, non-exclusionary, trauma-informed, transdiagnostic, and transcultural.
Unpack feelings with color in this international bestseller that helps young readers identify emotions and feel more in control. One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad, and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through color. As this adorable monster learns to sort and define his mixed up emotions, he gains self-awareness and peace as a result. Everyone will enjoy sharing this concept book that taps into both socio-emotional growth and color concepts in a simple, friendly way.
Colours of Us.com includes resources on all things multicultural--- children’s books, toys, clothes. It also includes a blog.
The Community Resource Library is an extensive selection of over 500 articles, videos, and personal stories. Learn about evidence-based treatment from trichotillomania and dermatillomania (excoriation). Explore self-help strategies and integrative healthcare approaches to managing behaviors. Read personal stories from others affected by BFRBs.
When children struggle with their behavior, it can have a negative impact on everyone in the family. Parents know they need to respond, but they often aren’t sure what’s the best strategy, especially if a child is frequently acting out and nothing seems to work. This guide offers parents a comprehensive look at problem behavior. It covers a variety of topics, including what may be triggering problem behavior, how to improve the parent-child relationship when it becomes strained, what to do if kids are struggling with behavior in school and how to get professional help if you need it.
Clinicians working with complex trauma are honored with the most sacred of tasks: to bear witness to clients’ suffering and to attend compassionately to their wounds.In The Complex PTSD Treatment Manual, clinicians will find the road map they need to conduct successful therapy with clients who have experienced prolonged exposure to traumatic events. Combining the science and art of therapy, Dr. Arielle Schwartz seamlessly integrates research-based interventions with the essentials of healing to create a whole-person approach to trauma treatment.Drawing from her years of experience in working with trauma survivors, Dr. Schwartz provides clinicians with the tools they need to become a trustworthy companion to trauma survivors and become capable of guiding a healing journey for clients with a history of abuse or neglect. Within these pages, you will find:Essential interventions that strengthen mindful body awareness, enhance distress tolerance, cultivate self-compassion, and facilitate trauma recoveryOver 50 practices, worksheets, and self-reflection points to utilize in each stage of the client’s therapeutic processIntegration of several therapeutic approaches for trauma treatment, including relational therapy, mindful body awareness, parts work therapy, CBT, EMDR, somatic psychology, and practices drawn from complementary and alternative medicine
Those affected by complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, commonly feel as though there is something fundamentally wrong with them―that somewhere inside there is a part of them that needs to be fixed. Facing one’s PTSD is a brave, courageous act―and with the right guidance, recovery is possible.In The Complex PTSD Workbook, you’ll learn all about C-PTSD and gain valuable insight into the types of symptoms associated with unresolved childhood trauma. Take healing into your own hands while applying strategies to help integrate positive beliefs and behaviors.Discover your path to recovery with:Examples and exercises―Uncover your own instances of trauma with PTSD activities designed to teach you positive strategies.Expert guidance―Explore common PTSD diagnoses and common methods of PTSD therapy including somatic therapy, CBT, and mind-body perspectives.Prompts and reflections―Apply the strategies you’ve learned and identify PTSD symptoms with insightful writing prompts.
The low-prep Conflict Resolution Game Show will teach your students useful peaceful problem solving skills. Now includes both Google Slides™ and Power Point Presentation files, which allows you to use for SEL distance learning, teletherapy, virtual counseling groups, school counseling guidance and in person lessons. Ways to Use: This FUN, interactive guidance lesson & game can be used as a stand-alone classroom guidance lesson about conflict resolution and/or supplement to your social emotional lessons. It's great for your small groups, too and is distance learning ready. For 2nd to 5th grade.
Click on a course to view it for free. Pay for your CE certificate only after you are satisfied with the course. ContinuingEdCourses.Net, Inc. is approved by the APA, ASWB, NBCC, and NYSED as a provider of continuing education. Course topics include: Ethics, Supervision, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Difficult Clients, Couple and Family Therapy, Trauma/PTSD, Multicultural Competency, DSM, Therapist Self-Care, Men and Masculinity, Transference and Countertransference, Suicide Prevention, Adolescents/Young Adults in Therapy, Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Pain Management, Eating Disorders, Mental Health and Medical Issues, Aging and Long-Term Care
Everyone gets angry, so it’s never too early for children to learn to recognize feelings of anger, express them, and build skills for coping with anger in helpful, appropriate ways. Children learn that it is okay to feel angry—but not okay to hurt anyone with actions or words. They discover concrete social skills for anger management: self-calming, thinking, getting help from a trusted person, talking and listening, apologizing, being patient, and viewing others positively. Reassuring and supportive, the book helps preschool and primary children see that when they cool down and work through anger, they can feel peaceful again.
Looking for a delicious way to teach coping skills? These worksheets and activities can help a child discuss coping skills. A personal favorite is the last activity that can be used in several different ways: task cards and dice. Warning: may make you crave cupcakes!
Looking for a fun way to reinforce coping skills? Play BINGO! This game includes 30 unique Coping Skills Bingo cards using 24 different coping skills, so you can play in an individual or small group counseling session. Talk with children about when they have used these coping skills or situations when the skills will be helpful all while playing a game.
