CHRYSALIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND TRAINING CENTER
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Phone: (701) 809-5370
Foundations in Play Therapy: From Glitter Crown to Plastic Guns: Introduction to Seminal Theories Designing a Play Therapy Space and Developing Relationship
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Workshop Description: Play Therapy Seminal Theories are fundamental for understanding play therapy. The Seminal Theories are Child Centered Play Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy, Theraplay, Gestalt Play Therapy, Adlerian Play Therapy, Ecosystemic Play Therapy, Jungian Analytic Play Therapy and Psychoanalytic Play Therapy. The Golden Thread will be discussed in terms of sewing together concepts that holds together to understand theories. This workshop will provide lecture and basic understanding of each of the theories, history of each theory, and application. Case examples of at least two theoretical orientations will be discussed. The clinical reasoning for informing play therapy room set up will be discussed. Set up for different spaces depending on theoretical orientation, space availability, population, indoors/outdoors, and mobile/stationary spaces. The most important factor in play therapy is the relationship. This workshop is helpful in the pathway towards becoming credentialed as a Registered Play Therapist™ through the Association for Play Therapy. The clinical reasoning for informing play therapy room set up will be discussed. Set up for different spaces depending on theoretical orientation, space availability, population, indoors/outdoors, and mobile/stationary spaces. Basic play therapy skills (structuring, tracking, reflection of content and process, limit setting and returning responsibility) will be introduced.
Learning objectives: After this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Identify historically significant play therapy theories
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Describe what it means to be a “seminal” theory
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Compare and contrast at least four foundational theories
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Describe, in general, methods of at least two seminal theories
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List at least one theorist for at least six seminal play therapy theories
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Articulate the participant’s preference for a theory to use in their practice and describe why
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Explain how play therapy benefits children as a child’s language in play therapy and how toys enhance the benefits
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Identify toys and materials that facilitate play therapy in permanent or traveling play room for both assessment and treatment
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Describe how differences in theoretical orientation impact the tools (toys) for play therapy and utilize knowledge of play therapy theories to inform play therapy room set up
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List 10 toys that are often used in Child Centered Play Therapy and 10 used in Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy
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Demonstrate at least two play therapy skills
January 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Workshop; 12-1 Lunch; 1:00 to 4:00 PM Workshop
Location: Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center
1620 16th Ave S Fargo, ND 58103 Text when you arrive: (701)260-0713
Investment: $200
Continuing Education: 6 Hours
(5 Hours Seminal Theories, 1 Hours Skills/Methods)
APT Approved Provider 14-371
NDBSWE and NDBCE approved CE
Content level: Beginner
Use the QR code or this link https://chrysalisbehavioralhealth.simpletix.com/ to register or call Jennie (701)809-5370 to have a form emailed to you.
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Integrating Play Therapy with Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT): Healing Children through Play
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Workshop Overview:
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Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), developed by Cohen, Mannarino, and Deblinger (2006) is an empirically-supported treatment approved by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) for trauma (i.e., sexual or physical abuse, natural disaster), A strength of TF-CBT is that it incorporates several components that address domains of the child’s psychological functioning in a systematic manner. The components of TF-CBT are: Psychoeducation, Parenting Skills, Relaxation, Affective Expression and Modulation, Describing the Cognitive Triangle, The Trauma Narrative and Processing of the Narrative, In Vivo Mastery, Parent-Child Sessions, and Enhancing Future Safety. Play therapy addresses each of the TF-CBT components in a developmentally appropriate way that is engaging and allows communication through the child’s language of play. Play therapists, understanding the healing powers of play, have created structured techniques that can be integrated into the components of TF-CBT. This presentation will compromise therapists and opportunity to learn about how TF-CBT and Play Therapy are an ideal match and considerations for implementing it in practice.
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Date: November 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Workshop; 12-1 Lunch; 1:00 to 5:00 PM Workshop
Location: Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center
1620 16th Ave S Fargo, ND 58103 Text when you arrive: (701)260-0713
Investment: $200
Content level: Beginning and Intermediate
Continuing Education: 6 Hours (5 Techniques and Methods 1 Hour Play Therapy Theories
Co-Sponsored by the North Dakota Association for Play Therapy
APT Approved Provider 14-371
NDBSWE and NDBCE approved CE
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Objectives: After the session, participants will be able to:
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1. Describe the theoretical framework of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT).
2. List the components of play therapy utilizing TF-CBT.
3, Describe and utilize structured play therapy interventions to enhance future safety.
4. List at least three relaxation strategies for children with trauma histories.
5. Describe how children develop affect expression and modulation and how play therapy can assist in development.
6. Develop a treatment plan that engages the child or adolescent and uses the core components of TF-CBT to address presenting problems.
7. Describe the trauma narrative and how play can be implemented to discuss and process the narrative
8. Utilize play therapy utilizing TF-CBT with diverse populations.
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Future Trainings (Some Dates To Be Determined)​
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Foundations in Play Therapy: From Glitter Crowns to Plastic Guns: Introduction to Seminal Theories and Designing a Play Therapy Space January 10, 2026
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Child Centered Play Therapy January 24, 2026
Foundations in Play Therapy: Sandtray Therapy February 21st, 2026
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy February (Date to be Determined)
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Play Therapy Ethics and Cultural Competency March 7, 2026​
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Healing Hearts through Integrative Attachment Informed Model April (Date to be Determined)
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Healing Broken Hearts: Play Therapy with Grieving Children from Murder and Suicide April (Date to be Determined)
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Play Therapy across the Lifespan May (Date to be Determined)
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Group Play Therapy May (Date to be Determined)​
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Foundations in Play Therapy: Family Play Therapy July (Date to be Determined)
Past Workshops
Foundations in Play Therapy: Introduction to Play
as Therapy and Play Therapy History
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Workshop Description:
How can play be therapeutic? Participants in this workshop will learn how play AS therapy differs from play IN therapy. Play Therapy is an effective, developmentally appropriate treatment for children, adolescents and even adults. This workshop provides a history and introduction to play therapy theories. Understanding the history of play therapy is an essential foundation for application of play in therapy.
Learning objectives: After this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Describe the history and foundations of the profession of play therapy
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Explain what play therapy is and how the therapeutic powers of play facilitate change
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Identify and differentiate between the therapeutic powers of play.
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Identify three early play therapists and at least one of their main contributions
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Describe the formation of the Association for Play Therapy including founders and mission.
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List at least four seminal theories in play therapy and briefly describe each
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Describe aspects of play inherent across play therapy models
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Describe the developmental process of a Registered Play Therapist™ and reasoning for the stages of learning to effectively apply play therapy
Date: October 25, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Workshop; 12-1 Lunch; 1:00 to 4:00 PM Workshop
Location: Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center 1620 16th Ave S Fargo, ND 58103 Text when you arrive: (701)260-0713
Investment: $200 Content level: Beginning and Intermediate
Continuing Education: 6 Hours (5 Play Therapy History/ 1 Hour Play Therapy Theories)
APT Approved Provider 14-371 NDBSWE and NDBCE approved CE
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​This workshop is approved for continuing education for counseling, and social work boards in ND and the Association for Play Therapy. ​​
Who Should Attend: Psychologists, Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, School Counselors, Aspiring play therapists pursuing their Registered Play Therapist™ credential through the Association for Play Therapy. These trainings cover basics in play therapy practice. No previous experience or training in play therapy is required for this series. However, the workshops on theories, history, and play therapy space design are best taken prior to the others as they build on the prior information.
Statement of conflict of interest, competing interest, or commercial support:
Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center, is committed to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest in the planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of continuing education. Potential conflicts occur when an individual assumes a professional role in the planning, promotion, delivery, or evaluation of continuing education where personal, professional, legal, financial, or other interests could reasonably be expected to impair his or her objectivity, competence, or effectiveness. Each instructor/presenter will disclose any other relationship that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest. Presenters will describe any financial support for a continuing education program at the time the continuing education program begins. Presenters ensure a designated individual or a slide at the start of the presentation, documentation in materials clearly states any potential conflicts at the time the continuing education program begins.
Cancellation Policy: In the unlikely event that a workshop will be canceled, you will be contacted by email to arrange a replacement of equivalent value. Please contact us at info@chrysalispc.com with questions.
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Refund Policy: In in the case of emergency, a refund request must be made by email at info@chrysalispc.com. A refund will not be given if it is less than two weeks prior to the workshop. If a refund request is requested more than two weeks prior to workshop, a refund will be given minus at $50 administrative fee. There are not refunds for cancellations for a series after the beginning of the first course in the series. Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center does not reimburse partial refunds based on partial attendance.
Grievance Policy:
Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center is fully committed to complying with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of attendees. While we go to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all and attempt to anticipate problems, we recognize that complaints will arise. When problems do present themselves, we will attempt to alleviate complaints as quickly as possible. Complaints relative to a speaker, contents of instructional materials being presented, an individual educational style being utilized, or facilities where training is held should be addressed with Dr. Angela Cavett, Owner and Clinical Director will make all attempts to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible.
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Meet the Trainer: Dr Angela Cavett
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Loves Play Therapy!
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Has a MA in Counseling and PhD in Psychology
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Is a Licensed Psychologist, practicing for more than two decades
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Attended her first Association for Play Therapy conference in 1996 at which she discovered the dramatic healing effects of play in therapy
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First Registered Play Therapist™ in ND
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First Registered Play Therapist Supervisor™ in ND
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Taught the first college course on play therapy at a ND university (UND)
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Co-founder and first president of the ND Association for Play Therapy
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Earned the Service Award from the International Association for Play Therapy
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First Provider of Continuing Education for the Association for Play Therapy in ND
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Is passionate about training highly skilled play therapists
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Provides support for those pursuing the Registered Play Therapist™ credential
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Provides trainings internationally on child and play therapy
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Provides in person and online trainings
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Provides supervision for those pursuing the Registered Play Therapist™ credential or
wanting to incorporate play as therapy
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Is the Founder, Clinical Director, and Training Director at Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center
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Lives in West Fargo with her husband, daughters, and dogs; Griffey, Prince, Cupcake, Hope and Joy. She loves gardening, fairies, treehouses, and dogs.
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Past Workshops:
Nature Play Therapy across the Lifespan: The Relationship between Client and Nature to Facilitate Healing in Therapy.
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Nature provides an ideal play therapy space for healing and transformation. Throughout history people across cultures have interacted with and related to nature to promote healing and wellness. There is evidence that Nature Play decreases anxiety, depression, ADHD, and stress. Nature Play Therapy can be used to improve self-esteem, resiliency, creativity, and problem solving. This workshop provides information about: Mindfulness, metaphors, ethics concerns, and creation of Healing Gardens. We will share metaphors from nature. Metaphors in nature can provide emotional distance for defenses that need to be honored. Sensory Mindfulness meditation in the Healing Gardens allows for all senses for meditation. Tasting strawberries, raspberries, honeyberries, and herbs. Touching ferns, rocks, cactus, pinecones, and lamb’s ear. Smelling roses, monarda, lilacs, mock orange, and herbs. Seeing colors and patterns in the flowers and leaves. Sounds include windchimes, birds, and water. Children can get in touch with their own internal sensations, including the vestibular, proprioceptive and interoception. The workshop will explore using natural components to process trauma. Using historical traditions can assist in healing. For instance, planting lilacs when a woman miscarried or an infant died allowed for healing rituals within nature. Growing plants used by cultures for healing rituals can allow for deep discussion and healing. Ethical concerns including informed consent will be identified and decision-making related to ethics will be discussed. Outdoor spaces, including Healing Gardens, will be discussed. How to develop Healing Gardens, considering therapy and healing, will be discussed. Incorporating nature play into indoor settings will be explored.
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​Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center are an Association for Play Therapy (APT) Approved Provider # 14-371 of Continuing Education
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Learning Objectives:
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List at least five types of Healing Gardens that can be used in Nature Play Therapy and how to develop them
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Identify Sensory Mindfulness Meditations with at least two things in nature for each of the eight senses in Nature Play Therapy
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Role play how to do mindfulness meditations in Nature Play Therapy
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List and describe at least five clinical changes (i.e., reduced depression) that are seen with Nature Play Therapy
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Provide three nature metaphors that can facilitate healing in Nature Play Therapy
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Discuss the history of labyrinths in healing and how this ancient ritual can be used in Nature Play Therapy
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Practice walking meditation in a labyrinth in a Healing Garden in Nature Play Therapy
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Analyze the use of mindfulness-based Nature Play Therapy techniques with children, adolescents, and adults
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Describe at least one ethics concern when doing Nature Play Therapy
Date: September 6, 2025
Time: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Workshop; 12-1 Lunch; 1:00 to 4:00 PM Workshop
Location: Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center
1620 16th Ave S Fargo, ND 58103 Text when you arrive: (701)260-0713
Investment: $200
Continuing Education: 6 Contact Continuing Education Hours for APT, NDBCE, NDSBPE, and NDBSWE. Play therapy, psychology, social work and counseling.
Content level: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced
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Who Should Attend: Psychologists, Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, School Counselors, Aspiring play therapists pursuing their Registered Play Therapist™ credential through the Association for Play Therapy. These trainings cover basics in play therapy practice. No previous experience or training in play therapy is required for this series. However, the workshops on theories, history, and play therapy space design are best taken prior to the others as they build on the prior information.
Statement of conflict of interest, competing interest, or commercial support:
Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center, is committed to the identification and resolution of potential conflicts of interest in the planning, promotion, delivery, and evaluation of continuing education. Potential conflicts occur when an individual assumes a professional role in the planning, promotion, delivery, or evaluation of continuing education where personal, professional, legal, financial, or other interests could reasonably be expected to impair his or her objectivity, competence, or effectiveness. Each instructor/presenter will disclose any other relationship that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest. Presenters will describe any financial support for a continuing education program at the time the continuing education program begins. Presenters ensure a designated individual or a slide at the start of the presentation, documentation in materials clearly states any potential conflicts at the time the continuing education program begins.
Cancellation Policy: In the unlikely event that a workshop will be canceled, you will be contacted by email to arrange a replacement of equivalent value. Please contact us at info@chrysalispc.com with questions.
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Refund Policy: In in the case of emergency, a refund request must be made by email at info@chrysalispc.com. A refund will not be given if it is less than two weeks prior to the workshop. If a refund request is requested more than two weeks prior to workshop, a refund will be given minus at $50 administrative fee. There are not refunds for cancellations for a series after the beginning of the first course in the series. Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center does not reimburse partial refunds based on partial attendance.
Grievance Policy:
Chrysalis Behavioral Health Services and Training Center is fully committed to complying with all legal and ethical responsibilities to be non-discriminatory in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of attendees. While we go to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all and attempt to anticipate problems, we recognize that complaints will arise. When problems do present themselves, we will attempt to alleviate complaints as quickly as possible. Complaints relative to a speaker, contents of instructional materials being presented, an individual educational style being utilized, or facilities where training is held should be addressed with Dr. Angela Cavett, Owner and Clinical Director will make all attempts to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible.
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Comments from participants in
Dr. Cavett’s presentations:
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“Dr. Cavett was a very dynamic speaker. I found her not only engaging, but appreciate her passion for this work.”
“A wonderful presentation that far exceeded my expectations. I found great application of information that I can readily take back and put to use in my practice.”
“Dr. Cavett did an excellent job of blending theory with practical techniques.”
“This workshop was jam-packed with great and useful information.”
“Dr. Cavett is a wonderful speaker.”
“Dr. Cavett’s workshop has greatly enhanced my skills in working with sexually abused and traumatized children.”
"Angela has put lots of effort into staying current with research on TF-CBT"
"I appreciated all of the practical techniques presented."
"Great content. Loved the information and it will be very useful to my practice
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At a book signing with Drs. David Crenshaw, Charles Schaefer, and Athena Drewes following presenting at the Association for Play Therapy.
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Being Introduced to present in Canada.
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Presenting on Play Therapy with children who are survivors of parental homicide or suicide.
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Presenting on Playful Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy.
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Dr. Cavett with Jodi Crane (APT Board Member) and Liana Lowenstein, with whom Dr. Cavett has presented on topics such as integrating play into TF-CBT.
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