A Prescription for Play: Using Play Therapy to Empower
Youth Through Healthcare Experiences
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3 CEs- FL 491 and APT
853 SR 436 Suite 2033 Casselberry FL 32707
$75 per person
$50 Student Rate with Code STUDENT!
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Level: Intermediate
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Approved Provider #25-771
Training Dates
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June 6th, 2025
9:00am-12:00pm EST
In-person
3 Contact Hours
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About the Workshop
Participants will gain insight into the developmental and psychosocial contexts affecting young patients, equipping them
with a deeper understanding of their unique needs. This presentation will review essential assessment tools tailored for
this population, allowing for more effective play therapy interventions.
Participants will receive didactic and experiential education regarding specific play-based strategies designed to enhance
children's coping mechanisms during medical experiences, as well as the death and dying process. By the end of this
program, participants will be empowered with knowledge and practical skills to support resilience and promote emotional
well-being in hospitalized children.
Objectives:
1. Understand the Psychosocial Contexts: Participants will learn and be able to utilize 3 theories of play therapy to
identify and explain the psychosocial and developmental factors affecting hospitalized children, including the impact
of illness and medical procedures on their emotional and psychological well-being.
2. Utilize Assessment Tools: Participants will learn and be able to apply 2 appropriate assessment tools, based on
theories of play therapy, to evaluate the needs and coping strategies of pediatric patients, enabling more tailored and
effective interventions.
3. Implement Play-Based Interventions: Participants will gain practical play therapy skills by learning 3 interventions
that enhance coping mechanisms, fostering resilience and emotional support for children undergoing medical
treatments.
About the Presenter
Julia Young is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Registered Play Therapist™, and Certified Child Life Specialist. She has over 10 years of experience working with children and their families in therapeutic settings, including a pediatric hospital, a child advocacy center, and private practice. Julia's style is warm, affirming, and informed by evidence-based interventions, including EMDR. She is well-versed in supporting clients through traumatic experiences and has extensive experience in working with individuals with chronic health conditions, grief, loss, behavioral challenges, and family transitions.
Thriving Vines Counseling and Consulting is approved to offer continuing education by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Provider Number 50-42448 Exp. 03/31/2027
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Thriving Vines Counseling and Consulting is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Counseling Association’s Code of Ethics. Thriving Vines Counseling and Consulting will comply with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content and in the treatment of program participants. The monitoring and assessment of compliance with these standards will be responsibility of the practice owner. While Thriving Vines Counseling and Consulting goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, it recognizes that complaints do and will arise. We will do our best to anticipate problems and, when they do present themselves, will attempt to alleviate complaints as quickly as possible.
Grievance Policy
When a complaint, either verbally or written, is filed with the owner, the following guidelines are followed with respect to achieving resolution:
1. Complaints relative to a speaker or workshop leader, contents of instructional materials being presented, or an individual educational style being utilized, the individual voicing disapproval is requested to first address concerns to the presenter. If the presenter is not available, place his/her comments in writing. Owner will convey these comments to the speaker while maintaining confidentiality of the complainant.
2. If the complaint concerns a continuing education activity, its content, level of presentation, or facilities in which the event is being held, owner will attempt to resolve the mater as expeditiously as possible. If the offered resolution (resolutions may include, but
not be limited to partial/full refund of fees paid; credit toward future event) not satisfactory to the individual filing the complaint, then further action may be taken. In the later instance, the individual is requested to place his/her complaint in writing to the attention of the owner. The complaint is then reviewed by the owner. A written response will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the written complaint. Within 30 days of the resolution rendered by the owner, the complainant may file a written appeal to the owner. The decision of the owner is final.
Refund Policy
All refund requests must be made in writing within five days of the scheduled CE event. Every effort will be made to achieve resolution, including, but not limited to: refund of fees, substitution of course purchased, or credit provided for future course.
Please contact Brooklyn Hancock, Owner, Thriving Vines Counseling and Consulting, for additional information at:
407-906-6167 or admin@thrivingvinescc.com