Restoring Hope - Strengthening Relationships - Promoting Healing
Intensive Filial Therapy Training
4 day -27 hour -
27 hour
Sue McCann offers this course as a Qualified Filial Therapy Trainer under Dr. Rise VanFleet and the Family
Enhancement and Play Therapy Center in Boiling Springs, PA. Participants receive 27 CEUs and are
Qualified Filial Therapists upon successful completion of this training. The course is four days in length and
consists of didactic, demonstration, and experiential techniques. Each participant is given the opportunity to
individually practice all of the filial therapy skills. The training is limited to 6 participants. Training can take
place at the Insights location or arrangements can be made for the trainer to travel to your site.
Experiential Play Therapy Training
2 day-12 hour
Training in Experiential Play Therapy provides clinicians with an overview of this child-directed play protocol
developed by Drs. Carol and Byron Norton. During this workshop professionals review basic principles and
techniques through lecture, review of video clips, and skills demonstration.
Positive Behavioral Support: Effective Discipline Strategies for Parents and Professionals 1 day -3 hour
This dynamic workshop offers parents and professionals effective discipline strategies that incorporate
insight into the function of a child’s behavior and use of positive reinforcement. Attendees are actively
involved in the learning process and participate in experiential techniques that increase understanding
of the principles of Positive Behavioral Support. This presentation can be adapted for larger audiences in
school and agency settings.
Specialized Training in Trauma Recovery for Children, Adolescents and Adults 1 day -6 hour
Insights of New Orleans offers specialized training in the provision of services to children and families who
are challenged by trauma, loss, and/or extreme stress. The number of participants is limited in order to
maximize this training experience, where case-study, videotaped sessions, and a ‘hands on’ approach
support each participant’s ability to provide true help to those in crisis. This workshop provides an overview
of the neurobiology of trauma and effective techniques to facilitate recovery of all family members.
Training
Child-Centered Play
1 day - 6 hour - 27
hour
This training is designed to provide professionals with a basic knowledge of child-centered play techniques
and is a prerequisite for Filial Play Therapy Training. Child-centered play is a basic play therapy protocol in
which the child directs the play with support from the therapist. Based on psychoanalytic principles, the child
benefits from the play experience through projection of themes that enable the client to problem-solve,
strengthen self-esteem, and work through issues related to the client’s presenting problem. The
workshop includes lecture, demonstration, and guided practice of child-centered play therapy skills. This
training can be conducted with small or large groups and can be provided at the location of your group's
choice.
Experiential Sandtray - Level I
2 day - 12 hour - 27
hour
Experiential Sandtray is a dynamic intervention that can be used with adults, adolescents, and children.
Based on the Sandtray-Worldplay method developed by Dr. Gisela DeDomenico, this technique involves
projecting feelings and problems into a world that the client brings to life with miniature figurines that
represent aspects of the builder’s experience. Experiential Sandtray is an effective intervention for the
strengthening and healing of individuals, couples, and families. This exciting workshop will provide
mental health professionals with a basic knowledge of how to set up a sandtray space, basic sandtray
techniques, and applications for use with different populations.
Experiential Sandtray Level II
2 day - 12 hour -
Prerequisite: Sandtray – Level I
27 hour
This training is designed to follow Experiential Sandtray, Level I, and will focus on a deepening of skills and
the therapist’s personal journey in sandtray. Participants will learn about special topics including divorce,
addiction, trauma, sexual abuse, adoption, and marital therapy. The workshop will involve in-depth
review of case studies, demonstration, and experiential methods.
Clinician’s Personal Journey in Experiential Sandtray
2 hours - 27
hour
This 2-hour session is designed for individuals to explore their own process in Experiential Sandtray as a
method to increase the clinician’s capacity to facilitate client sessions. Private sessions will encompass
building, experiencing, and processing worlds according to the Experiential Sandtray therapist’s
level of competence. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and a journal to session. Homework
will be given to expand the clinician’s individual experience.
During her years of extensive training and providing direct care, Sue McCann has developed a uniquely
effective expertise working with individuals, couples and families. Years of front-line experience and an
impressive history of specialized training have resulted in Sue being able to help clients to establish what
treatment protocol(s) will best serve them and their families as they embark on the counseling journey.
Wanting to share her expertise with colleagues and other professionals, as well as to continue the dialogue
that serves to enhance the counseling profession, Sue provides a number of workshops and training
opportunities. The following training sessions are offered on a rotating basis. Please feel free to contact us
about upcoming sessions or for any specialized or custom workshops in which you are interested.
504 832-4096
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