(HS Lowenstein 059181 2023) Play-Based CBT for Children with Anxiety: Innovative Techniques that Work
Tracking # 20-1006556
Course overview
We know CBT is effective to help kids manage their anxiety. The problem is, traditional CBT that is talk-focused and workbook-based falls flat. By integrating therapeutic games, art, stories, and puppets into CBT, you'll captivate children's interest, put them at ease, and motivate them to learn and apply core skills. This one-day event will offer you an opportunity to walk alongside an expert and learn creative therapeutic techniques to engage, assess and treat anxious children. You'll learn to forge a more positive therapeutic experience for kids as they get out from underneath the anxious chatter in their minds. Watch award-winning author and international speaker Liana Lowenstein, as she brings CBT to life through her innovative approach. You'll learn to make CBT engaging through PLAY interventions to: Create a safe and trusting therapeutic environment Assess anxiety symptoms and its impact on the child Provide kid-friendly psychoeducation about anxiety and CBT basics Foster treatment readiness and navigate resistance Implement developmentally appropriate cognitive restructuring techniques Develop gradual exposure plans that fit the child's needs Teach effective relapse prevention skills Watch the activities come alive through videos of client sessions and activity demonstrations and come ready to play and immerse yourself in hands-on experiential exercises. Make CBT interventions come alive - Purchase today!
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Occupational Therapist
Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling
Certified Master Social Worker
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapist
Florida Board of Psychology
Limited License Psychologist
Psychologist
Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board
Licensed Independent Marriage and Family Therapist
Licensed Independent Social Worker
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor
Licensed Social Worker
Marriage and Family Therapist
Disclosure statements
Financial: Liana Lowenstein maintains a private practice and receives compensation as a consultant. She receives royalties as a published author. Liana Lowenstein receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Liana Lowenstein is a member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers, the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers, the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy, and the Association for Play Therapy.