About This Course

This is a LIVE, VIRTUAL training that will take place on Friday, August 12, 2022 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (CST).

Introduction to Digital Play Therapy: 
A clinician’s guide to comfort and competence for COVID and beyond


This presentation focuses on the responsible integration of digital tools in play therapy, the importance of speaking the client’s language, honoring the client’s culture, and the incorporation of the therapist 4Cs: Competence, Comfort, Culture, and Capability during the COVID pandemic and beyond.

The inclusion of these tools is to be seen as an “and”: we can use our traditional items AND include digital tools in person and through telehealth. Whether the participant is a “technoskeptic” or a “technoneccisist”, this course will guide the participant through the fundamental tenets of the modality of Digital Play Therapy (DPT). Grounded in Prescriptive Play Therapy and the Therapeutic Powers of Play, a structure for the appropriate use and integration of digital tools will be discussed. Inclusion and accessibility are critical aspects of DPT and the well-rounded therapist will benefit from understanding this important topic in more depth. There is therapeutic value in the discussion of your client’s interests, in the knowledge of such interests, entering their world and culture, and the inclusion of digital tools in play therapy. Digital play therapy is not about jumping on some trendy bandwagon; it is about appropriately incorporating cultural shifts and having a foundation for such inclusion. There is room for many different grounded modalities and approaches under the play therapy umbrella and this presentation invites everyone in to find out more.

https://jessicastonephd.com/

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https://www.virtualsandtray.org/

https://www.facebook.com/digitalplaytherapy

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the prescriptive nature of digital play therapy.
  2. Identify at least one Therapeutic Power of Play’s core agent of change from each of the 4 quadrants.
  3. Describe the therapeutic properties of at least one iPad, Nintendo Switch, or computer online program. 
  4. Identify at least 2 types of clientele who would potentially benefit from the use of digital play therapy.
  5. Identify the components of the 4 C’s of digital play therapy.
  6. Describe how the Therapeutic Powers of Play graphic can be used to write clinical notes.


Agenda:  3 hours

  1. Introduction (10 min)
  2. What is digital play therapy? (20 min)
  3. Prescriptive and Therapeutic Powers of Play (20 min)
  4. 5 C’s of digital play therapy (20 min)
  5. Setup and telehealth (10 min)
  6. Break (10 min)
  7. Games and examples  (30 min)
  8. Experiential break out rooms and process (30 min)
  9. More games (20 min)
  10. Q & A (10 min)

Continuing Education

This training is approved for 3 CE Hours for the following continuing education bodies:

Association for Play Therapy

Revelation of Hope Counseling Services is an APT Approved Provider #21-653.

This workshop meets APT’s definition of “Live Webinar.”

**Play Therapy Credit will NOT be awarded to non-mental health professionals. **


National Association of Social Workers, Tennessee Chapter
This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers – Tennessee Chapter (Provider Number: NASWTN 2022-0013) for 3.0 continuing education units.

Professionals in attendance at this workshop are encouraged to review Chapter 1365-1 to ensure the workshop they are attending is applicable and appropriate to their professional development.  The Tennessee Board of Social Work Certification and Licensure does not pre-approve continuing education programs.  It is the responsibility of the LMSW/LCSW, using their professional judgment, to justify that the continuing educational program meets the guidelines of Chapter 1365-1 and is relevant to their professional practice. 

National Board for Certified Counselors
Revelation of Hope Counseling Services has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7203.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.  Revelation of Hope Counseling Services is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring this program meets the individual requirements of your licensure and/or certificate.

Instructor(s)

Licensed Psychologist & Co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App

Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S

Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist working in a private practice setting in Colorado. She has been a practitioner, professor, presenter, mentor, and author for more than 25 years. Dr. Stone’s interest in therapeutic digital tools, specifically using virtual reality, tablets, and consoles, has culminated in clinical mental health use and research for mental health, medical, and crisis settings. She is the co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App for iPad (VSA) and the Virtual Sandtray for Virtual Reality (VSA-VR). Dr. Stone has numerous publications to date including Integrating Technology into Modern Therapies, Game Play: Therapeutic Use of Games with Children & Adolescents, Digital Play Therapy, and numerous chapters in a variety of books. She has served as the president of the California Association for Play Therapy branch, the Leadership Academy chair, the Association for Play Therapy Nominations committee, and is a member of the AutPlay® Advisory Board.

Course curriculum