Helping Clients Develop Secure Attachment - in the Playroom and Beyond!

No matter what your theoretical orientation, a positive therapeutic relationship is essential in play therapy, and a secure attachment is pivotal to healing the relational wounds of play therapy clients. In this workshop, participants will gain a basic understanding of Attachment Theory, and the relational patterns of each attachment style, as seen in (and out) of the playroom. Have you heard the saying: “We can’t take a client where we haven’t been ourselves”? In this safe and gentle environment, participants will identify, and reflect on, their own attachment style, and how it influences their work with play therapy clients. We will explore key elements needed to build secure attachment, and the behaviors and abilities that are seen as a result. Participants will walk away with practical tips on how to model secure attachment for their play therapy clients, as well as interventions to encourage the development of a secure attachment style in these clients.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

1. name and describe the four attachment styles, including how the styles manifest with their play therapy clients.
2. identify their own attachment style and assess how their attachment style impacts their work with play therapy clients.
3. name and describe the four key abilities needed for a secure attachment relationship.
4. idetify at least one intervention to apply with their play therapy clients to help clients become “earned secure.”

Limited to 50 participants. Your spot will not be guaranteed without completion of registration with payment.

3 Live Webinar CE | Foundational Level | Play Therapy Skills and Methods

VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual presentation. Participants must be visible (video on) throughout the presentation and will be awarded 3 LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

FAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-115. FAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screenshot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote FAPT.

FAPT is approved by the Florida Department of Health under FL Statute 491 to offer continuing education for Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors. Provider Number BAP-50-10520 expires 03/31/2025. FAPT is approved by the Florida Department of Health under FL Statute 490 to offer continuing education for Psychologists. Provider Number BAP-50-10520 expires 05/31/2026.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than January 15, 2025. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested.

About our presenter: Brianna Edwards, LMHC, Registered Play Therapist™ - is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Play Therapist™, and TBRI® Practitioner at her clinical practice, Bri’s Counseling Corner, in Orlando, FL. Brianna specializes with children and teens (ages 3-18) who have a history of complex trauma, attachment-related issues, and/or dissociative symptoms. Brianna is EMDR trained, Adoption Competent, and loves thinking outside the box to create new play therapy interventions for her clients. She is passionate about empowering parents with skills to attune to, and meet, their kids’ physical and emotional needs. Brianna teaches CPRT and TBRI®-based parent groups, speaks at conferences, and has been a contributing author to several publications. She is also a proud member of the Central Florida Chapter of FAPT. Connect at Briscounselingcorner.com.

Host or Publisher Florida Association for Play Therapy