Parsons Counseling Training Institute

Workshop overview:   A counselor's journey navigating DID with a client's 20 distinct parts. Explore play therapy interventions used to assist in awareness, struggles of managing parts, understanding her younger parts, and accepting the role they have played in her life. Gain knowledge in navigating the intricate inner world of parts with sensitivity.

Date: January 23, 2025

Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm EST

Workshop level: Intermediate

Objectives:   At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Identify and explain at least three therapeutic powers of play in Gestalt Play Therapy methods and analyze their specific applications in treating Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).
• Evaluate the manifestation of childhood-related problems within DID, assess the impacts of childhood trauma, and articulate at least two evidence-based implications for play therapy interventions.
• Demonstrate understanding of how expressive art techniques can be utilized to engage and work with different parts (alters) in DID treatment, using specific case examples.
• Describe the integration of energy work techniques with Gestalt Play Therapy in DID treatment, focusing on grounding strategies and their therapeutic benefits.
• Analyze the function of different parts  within a DID system considering Jungian theory and archetypes and explain how recognizing these functions contributes to a holistic treatment approach.

CE Offered: This program offers a total of 3.00 LIVE WEBINAR CE hours with full attendance required. This workshop meets APT’s definition of Live Webinar. 

If you have any questions regarding continuing education, the program, grievance issues, or learning objectives, please contact the Training Institute Coordinator at 859-985-7862 or by emailing [email protected].

 Parsons Counseling Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7101. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Parsons Counseling Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Parsons Counseling, LLC has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, APT No. 17-496. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Parsons Counseling, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Cancellations with 14 or more days' notice will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Cancellations with less than 14 days' notice will not be refunded. A 50% credit towards a future trainings may be applied at discretion  of the training coordinator. Bundled or discounted registrations are non-refundable.