Training by Gladys Robards LPC-S, RPT-S

BP Center - Alder Room

Anchorage, Alaska

September: 18th 2026

9:00am-11:30pm

Day 1 Integrative Play Therapy for the Treatment of Childhood Abuse and Trauma

Date/Time: September 18 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM AKST

Workshop Length: 2.5 hour CE contact Training (Live in-person)

Workshop Overview: In this course participants will explore the benefits of age appropriate diagnosing for younger children seeking play therapy. Participants will be introduced to and develop skills in utilizing the DC:0-5 diagnostic manual. Participants will identify how culture, familial, and sociocultural factors influence the presentation, assessment, and understanding of psychopathology and children seeking play therapy. Participants will work in groups to identify cultural considerations to support assessment and therapeutic engagement with children receiving play therapy from varying cultural backgrounds. Portions of this presentation will be reflective, exploring applicability of cultural considerations in Alaska and the youth that each participant works with. 

Learning Objectives:

After the workshop, participants will be able to

• Outline benefits of age appropriate diagnosing for younger children seeking play therapy, orienting participants to the DC:0-5 diagnostic manual.

• Identify how cultural, familial, and sociocultural factors influence the presentation, assessment, and understanding of psychopathology in children seeking play therapy.

• Identify cultural considerations to support assessment and therapeutic engagement with children receiving play therapy from varying cultural backgrounds.

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