Art & Play Therapy Studios Presents:
Playful Presence: Creating a Wholehearted Self-Care Portrait for the Authentic Professional
Presented by:
Cheryl Childers, MSW, LISW-CP, LPC, ATR-BC, RPTS
Date/Time:
Friday, March 21, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
Beauty for Ashes Counseling, LLC 1527 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29609
intended for:
Clinicians and helping professionals striving to let go of exhaustion as a status symbol and productivity as self-worth. Perfect for behavioral health therapists working towards a registered play therapist and/or art therapy credential and for those who need continuing education hours and want to learn more about child-centered play therapy, expressive arts, self-care, and self-expression in clinical practice.
$275
ART SUPPLIES & LUNCH PROVIDED
spaces are limited
**6 CEs included (LISW, LMSW, LPC, LMFT, RPT)
Play therapy credit is only awarded to mental health professionals.
This 6-hour CEU workshop guides professionals through creating a "Playful Presence Portrait" that embodies Brené Brown's guidepost principle of wholehearted living, emphasizing how authentic play and rest revitalizes creative capacity and clinical/workplace effectiveness.
“This series of experiential workshops gave me the tools and strategies I needed to build a Child-centered play therapy practice.'“ - Amy S.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate the specific connections between play engagement and creative clinical capacity
- Identify their dominant play personality and how it influences therapeutic style
- Create a Playful Presence Portrait that serves as both creative expression and ongoing play invitation
- Develop a personalized play practice that directly enhances therapeutic creativity and presence
- Create a culminating project that celebrates the therapist's authentic playful self
This workshop emphasizes that play isn't merely a break from work but the essential foundation for creative therapeutic presence. By actively cultivating playfulness, therapists enhance their creative capacity, develop more innovative interventions, and maintain the flexible thinking needed for effective clinical work.
Tentative Schedule:
8:30 AM-9:00 AM Registration/Check-in and Networking Meet and Greet
9:00 AM-10:00 AM Foundations: The Playful Therapist.
10:00 AM – 11:00 PM Exploration: Play as Creative Catalyst
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM Creation: the Playful Presence Portrait
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break - (Lunch is included)
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Creation: the Playful Presence Portrait
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Integration: Cultivating a Playful Practice
4:00 PM Firepit SMORES, Questions, final comments, certificates and survey.
Group practice discounts available
Included with this workshop:
(Play therapy credit is only awarded to mental health professionals.)
Lunch and Beverages provided
ABOUT CHERYL CHILDERS:
Cheryl Childers, LISW-CP, LPC, ATR, RPTS owns and operates the Art and Play Therapy Studios and Beauty for Ashes Counseling group practices that provide art and play therapy to children, adolescents, adults and elders focusing on chronic illness, grief, and trauma-related disorders. Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Supervisor, Licensed Professional Counselor, Board Certified Art Therapist, and Registered Play Therapist. She utilizes the research of Brené Brown to help her team and clients learn how to Show Up, Be Seen, Live Brave™ - www.Beautyforashescounseling.com - www.artandplaytherapystudios.com
Refund & Cancellation Policy: There will be a $25 cancellation fee per person up to 48 hours prior to the start of the first session, NO REFUNDS FOR CANCELLATIONS LESS THAN 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. Accommodations not included.
23-700
Play therapy credit is only awarded to mental health professionals.
