Play Therapist Roundtable: When Parents Activate Us
Fri, Sep 05
|Inkling Therapy Office & Playroom
An advanced discussion group for approaching countertransference with curiosity!
When & Where
Sep 05, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Inkling Therapy Office & Playroom, 3407 W Slaughter Lane Suite C, Austin, TX 78748
About the event
As child counselors, our own upbringing, communication styles, and cultural backgrounds subtly shape how we relate to clients’ parents. This advanced discussion group invites play therapists to reflect on these influences, explore how parents can trigger emotional responses in us, and practice strategies for self-awareness and effective parent collaboration.
The training will be guided by Joy Cannon MA, LPC-S, RPT-S and based on recent research directions. Certificates of attendance provided to mental health professionals. This event is approved for 1.5 hours of contact instruction for play therapists. APT Approved Provider 25-780
Learning objectives
Identify three common reactions that may arise when collaborating with parents of clients in play therapy settings.
Describe at least one case example in which family-of-origin experiences or cultural factors influenced your responses to caregivers.
Apply at least one strategy for managing your own activation to maintain a productive therapeutic alliance with parents.
Register
Professional Attendee
Sale ends
Sep 04, 11:59 PM
Mental health professionals able to afford the cost of the training should select this option.
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Associate Admission
Sale ends
Sep 04, 11:59 PM
For associates under supervision, please choose this option for a reduced rate.
$5.00
Total
$0.00