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Play-Based Techniques to Help At-Risk Youth Living in Poverty Develop Effective Emotional Regulation Skills in Academic, Social, & Community Settings

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a legacy of increased poverty and widening inequality. Children and youth are disproportionately impacted by poverty, making up 33% of all impoverished individuals. Living in low-income households has been associated with poor health, emotional dysregulation, and increased risk for mental health problems. After viewing this recording, you will learn play therapy clinical practices to support improved emotional regulation in academic, social, and community settings among children and youth living in poverty.

Here's What You'll Learn


  • Introduction
  • A Framework for Understanding Child and Youth Poverty
    • COVID-19 impact on child and youth poverty
    • Alarming disparities of child poverty among ethnic minority groups
    • Poverty’s impact on children and youth health, mental health, educational functioning
  • Efficacy of Play Therapy in addressing adverse outcomes among impoverished children and youth
    • Types of Play therapy modalities and interventions that promote improved emotional regulation among impoverished children and youth: Types of Play Therapy Interventions
      • Child-Centered Play Therapy
      • Adlerian Play Therapy
      • Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy
      • Theraplay
    • Play therapy interventions
  • Conclusion

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • CE information to come
  • Handouts and resources

Meet Your Experts


Wendy Durant, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC, LMHP, QS

Toggle speaker biography

Wendy Durant, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC, LMHP, QS, is a licensed professional counselor, LA Certified Teacher and Guidance Counselor who serves as CEO and executive director of DuraCARE Counseling & Consulting Services, an internationally accredited outpatient clinic that provides mental health, play therapy, and substance abuse services to children, adolescents, and adults.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Wendy Durant is the CEO and lead therapist of DuraCARE Counseling & Consulting Services and has an employment relationship with CARF International. She receives royalties as a published author. Wendy Durant receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Wendy Durant is a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association, the Association for Play Therapy, the Louisiana Association for Play Therapy, the Louisiana Counseling Association, and the Louisiana Mental Health Counselors Association.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059049
Duration:
1 hour, 32 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 04, 2022
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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