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APTA is pleased to announce Gregory Lubimiv is booked for Spring 2021. This will be an online event.
Effective Interventions with Inside and Outside Children: Practical Tools that Work with Internalized and Externalized Children.
Gregory Lubimiv, MSW, CAPTS
Certified Play Therapist and Supervisor, Author, and Executive Director of the Phoenix Centre (Ontario)
There will be many tools and interventions presented; all will be effective in both virtual and in-person settings.
Part 1: Internalized children (3 hours)
Objectives:
• Some foundational concepts of working with internalized children.
• Environmental conditions that impact healthy development and how to build into your work to maximize engagement and positive outcomes.
• Tools and tips for family work
• Some helpful resources
• Tools, Activities and Strategies to work with: Management of Feelings, Anxiety, Self Esteem, Social Skills, Shyness
Part 2: Externalized children (3 hours)
Objectives:
• Some foundational concepts of working with externalized children
• What is “Normal” and when are there concerns.
• Common challenges in working with externalized children
• Tools and tips for family work
• Some helpful resources
• Tools, Activities and Strategies to work with: Management of Feelings, Self Regulation, Social Skills, Oppositional Behaviour, Aggressive Behaviour, Hyperactivity, Using Behaviour plans effectively.
Greg Lubimiv: has more than 30 years of experience as an administrator, clinician and trainer in children’s mental health and child welfare. He is renowned nationally as an expert on the unique needs of both parents and children in military families. Greg has specialized in the field of play therapy, parenting and family therapy. He has authored books and articles on the topic including: Wings for Our Children: The Essentials of Becoming a Play Therapist, and has also penned My Sister is an Angeline, to help children cope with the death of a sibling.
Greg is a certified play therapist and supervisor with the Canadian Association of Child and Play Therapy. You can learn more about Greg Lubimiv and the work that he does by visiting www.phoenixctr.com.
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