More Than Just Talk Therapy: Integrating Art, Play Therapy, Creativity, and Neuroscience into Practice

Integrating creative and expressive techniques can bolster therapeutic rapport, promote client resilience, and develop an understanding of how our nervous systems create safe connections to deepen the healing experience of traditional “talk therapy.” Discover the benefits of creativity and expressive techniques scientifically proven to improve emotional well-being for both the client and the clinician.

In the evolving landscape of psychotherapy, the integration of creative and expressive techniques has emerged as a powerful tool to enhance therapeutic rapport and promote client resilience....Read more Beyond traditional "talk therapy," these innovative methods tap into the innate capacity of our nervous systems to foster safe connections, deepening the overall healing experience.

This workshop briefly introduces the scientific evidence supporting the benefits of creativity and expressive techniques, highlighting their impact on emotional well-being for both clients and clinicians. Participants are invited for an immersive journey that promises a blend of playful exploration, experiential learning, and interactive engagement. Attendees will not only be acquainted with these novel interventions but will also be equipped with actionable techniques adaptable across various diagnoses, diverse populations, and situations, transcending age barriers.

Join us in a unique playful, experiential, and interactive workshop, where you will learn to use creative interventions to safely integrate into your counseling sessions. Attendees will be actively engaged and will leave the workshop with creative techniques that can be applied and modified across populations, ages, and situations. Less...

Learning Objectives

Identify at least one activity for establishing a therapeutic rapport with clients.
Identify at least two of the primary sensory and neurological functions that inform safety/therapeutic challenges for clinicians and their clients
Identify three basic supplies needed to incorporate creative techniques to clinical practice.
Utilize at least three playful and creative activities as a measurement tool.
Identify how to apply 5-6 play therapy interventions that facilitate communication, promote self-expression, and enhance therapeutic rapport to improve client's personal strengths.
Describe at least 2 ways integrating creative expression assists both the clinician and the client with emotional regulation.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

Beginner, Immediate, and Advanced

Friday, April 12, 2024

The Friday Center
00 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517

08:30 AM EDT - 04:30 PM EDT

EARN 6 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Dr. Mary Affee Ed.D., MBA, LCSW, RPT-S, CCTS, CFSW, CHHC

Founder and Director, Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC

Dr. Mary Affee is a licensed clinical social worker and a registered play therapist-supervisor. She is the founder and clinical director of Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC, a practice that provides mental health services for children, adolescents, and families. Dr. Affee specializes in play therapy, and she is the past President of the North Carolina Association for Play Therapy. Dr. Affee received the 2023 NASW-NC Social Worker of the Year award. In 2022, she was also awarded the Emerging Leader National Award of Excellence from the Association for Play Therapy. In 2014, she received an Award of Excellence from the National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children. Dr. Affee is the author of four children’s books. In April 2020, Dr. Affee volunteered her time and expertise to provide psychological first-aid to New York’s first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Affee teaches a summer creative and expressive play therapy course at Molloy University, and she is a field supervisor for North Carolina State University’s MSW program. She is also an advisory board member for Hope Connection International and for Carol’s Hope for Childhood Cancer.

Agenda

8:30-9:00 am: Registration

9:00-9:45 am: Overview of integrating creative and theoretical approaches to clinical settings

9:45-10:00 am: Break

10:15-12:00 pm: Lecture and Experiential: Navigating the nervous system creatively and playfully

12:00-1:00pm: Onsite Lunch

1:00-2:45 pm: Lecture and Experiential: Play techniques

2:45-3:00 pm: Break

3:00-4:30 pm: Experiential group activities and reflections

CE Information - Earn 6 CE Credit Hours

CE Approvals

American Psychological Association

CE Learning Systems, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC. Association for Play Therapy NC

Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, APT Approved Provider No. 22-685. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC. NBCC

Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved
Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7437. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit
are clearly identified. Horizon Integrated Wellness Group, PLLC is solely responsible for all
aspects of the programs.

New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work

CE Learning Systems SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0060.

New York Education Department Board of Creative Arts Therapy

CE Learning Systems (d/b/a CE-credit.com), is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed creative arts therapists. #CAT-0008

New York Education Department for Licensed Mental Health Counselors

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New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology

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New York State Education Department's State Board for Marriage and Family Therapy

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CE Process Info

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