Online and live training in best practices for supervisors! Learn from Dr. Dee Ray, a leading expert in the field of Child-Centered Play Therapy, who has extensive knowledge and expertise in supervision of play therapists!
The process of becoming a play therapist is a journey of self-discovery, seeking knowledge, and building skills. Supervision is critical to promoting competent and effective play therapists but a supervisor must meet supervisees where they are developmentally in order to guide the supervision process successfully. This workshop will address the roles and best practices of supervisors at each supervisee developmental level from beginning student to practicing novice. Dr. Ray will address how play therapists develop and can be supervised over time to become more effective in their roles.
Earn 6 Non-Contact CEs!
Date: December 9, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM CST
Schedule: 1-hour lunch break, 2 15-min breaks
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify developmental levels of play therapists.
- Participants will learn supervisor skills that promote professional competence at each supervisee developmental level.
- Participants will learn how to help supervisees who are in need of remediation or gatekeeping practices.
- Participants will become familiar with paperwork that can aid in the supervision process.
Speaker:
Dee C. Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S is co-owner of the counseling practice, EmpathyWell, in Highland Village, TX where she facilitates play therapy, training, consultation, and supervision. Dr. Ray is Regents Emerita Professor in the Counseling Program and Director Emerita of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. Dr. Ray has published over 150 articles, chapters, and books in the field of play therapy, specializing in research specifically examining the process and effects of Child Centered Play Therapy. Dr. Ray is author of Playful Education: Using Play Therapy Strategies to Elevate Your Classroom, A Therapist’s Guide to Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years, Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice, and co-author of Multicultural Play Therapy and Group Play Therapy. She is a founding board member and past president of the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, as well as past board chair of the Association for Play Therapy. She is an American Counseling Association Fellow, and two-time recipient of the Association for Play Therapy Outstanding Research Award, among many others.