Training Details
Come join the Minnesota Association for Play Therapy and train with child therapy expert and author Carmen Jimenez-Pride, MSW, LCSW, LISW-CP, RPT-S™!
A child may be a member or have curiosity about the LGBTQIA community and this discovery may halt, or even destroy the narrative parents have unknowingly placed on the child. This workshop will focus on maintaining the connection between the LGBTQIA child and family with play therapy.
Date: Tuesday February 7th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Cost: Members: $25 | Non Members: $40
CEs: This training is approved by the Minnesota Association for Play Therapy (APT Approved Provider 06-177) for 1.5 APT Non-Contact CEs. Play therapy credit may not be given to non-mental health professionals.
Format: This is a virtual event - so come train wherever it works for you!
A child may be a member or have curiosity about the LGBTQIA community and this discovery may halt, or even destroy the narrative parents have unknowingly placed on the child. This workshop will focus on maintaining the connection between the LGBTQIA child and family with play therapy.
Date: Tuesday February 7th
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Cost: Members: $25 | Non Members: $40
CEs: This training is approved by the Minnesota Association for Play Therapy (APT Approved Provider 06-177) for 1.5 APT Non-Contact CEs. Play therapy credit may not be given to non-mental health professionals.
Format: This is a virtual event - so come train wherever it works for you!
Training Objectives
- Discuss rewriting family narratives within the play therapy setting in relation to parents who are having difficulty with maintaining connection with their child.
- Demonstrate methods of connection between the parent and child within the family play therapy setting.
- Analyze the importance of focusing on guilt, loss, grief and fear which are common feelings of parents of LGBTQIA children.
Registration Information:
This is a virtual event. To register click the button below!
No recording of this event will be available.
No recording of this event will be available.
Carmen Jimenez-Pride is the creative mind behind Focus on Feelings®, an emotional literacy curriculum, she is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider, Certified EMDR Therapist, Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher and Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist. Carmen is also a Certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator.
Carmen is a trauma therapist experienced in the clinical treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with culturally diverse backgrounds addressing a wide range of concerns. Carmen’s career in the mental health field spans more than 15 years.
Carmen is an international speaker, award-winning best-selling author, and business consultant. She is a visionary in the therapeutic community, working to create and develop a wide range of educational tools to assist the clinician, and the client to reach optimum goals. With a focus on cultural humility and cultural diversity, Carmen educates clinical professionals to address racial and cultural trauma within their clinical practices.
Carmen is currently serving as the South Carolina Association for Play Therapy President and the recipient of the 2021 Association for Play Therapy Emerging Leader Award. Carmen also serves as the Diversity and Inclusion Director of the Internal Sandtray Therapy Association.
Carmen is the developer of Diversity in Play Therapy Inc. and the Diversity in Play Therapy Summit.
Carmen is a trauma therapist experienced in the clinical treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with culturally diverse backgrounds addressing a wide range of concerns. Carmen’s career in the mental health field spans more than 15 years.
Carmen is an international speaker, award-winning best-selling author, and business consultant. She is a visionary in the therapeutic community, working to create and develop a wide range of educational tools to assist the clinician, and the client to reach optimum goals. With a focus on cultural humility and cultural diversity, Carmen educates clinical professionals to address racial and cultural trauma within their clinical practices.
Carmen is currently serving as the South Carolina Association for Play Therapy President and the recipient of the 2021 Association for Play Therapy Emerging Leader Award. Carmen also serves as the Diversity and Inclusion Director of the Internal Sandtray Therapy Association.
Carmen is the developer of Diversity in Play Therapy Inc. and the Diversity in Play Therapy Summit.
MN APT Policies:
Refunds are not given for this online event. All requests for accommodations require your request to be on file in our office three weeks prior to the training date. Minnesota Association for Play Therapy will make reasonable efforts to accommodate participants with disabilities access to trainings. Any grievances with trainings can be directed to the Minnesota Association for Play Therapy.
