Workshop Title: Ethical Considerations in Play Therapy
Facilitators: Ebony Hutchinson, MSW, LCSW, RPT
Training Date: May 17th, 2025
Training Time: 9:00 am-4:30 pm CST
Location: The Community Reach 3751 Pennridge Dr Suite 119, Bridgeton MO 63044
Play Therapy Primary Areas: 2 hours skills and methods, 2 hours special topics, 1 hour social and cultural diversity
APT Continuing Education Hours: 6.0
 
Workshop Description:
Ethics is a core component of a competent play therapist, therefore, it is important to consider the best way to ethically integrate play therapy with clients of all backgrounds. This workshop will explore ethical considerations in issues such as touch in the playroom and teleplay therapy sessions. Time will be spent exploring informed consent when engaging children and adolescents in individual and group play therapy sessions. Attendees will also discuss important ethical considerations when working with individuals from diverse backgrounds such as children experiencing poverty and immigrant/undocumented children and families.  
 
Learning Objectives: 
Explore play-based interventions to address boundaries issues in the playroom. 
Assess ethical considerations in the use of touch in play therapy sessions. 
Discuss ethical considerations in teleplay therapy sessions with clients across the lifespan.
Identify ethical considerations when working with clients from diverse populations.
Compare cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation in play-based interventions. 
Describe ethical considerations when engaging children and adolescents in play therapy.
 
Agenda:  
9:00 am-10:30 am Lecture & experiential learning
10:30 am-10:45 am  Break
10:45 am-12:00 pm Lecture & experiential learning
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch break 
1:00 pm-2:30 pm Lecture & experiential learning
2:30 pm-2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm-4:15 pm Lecture & experiential learning
4:15 pm-4:30 pm Q &A and wrap-up