Supervision Can Be Playful!
$115.00
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What if supervision could be as creative, fun and experiential as the therapy we encourage our supervisees to provide?
Clinical supervision does not have to rely solely on conversation, case review and discussion. Play, creativity and experiential activities can bring supervision to life—helping supervisees explore clinical challenges, deepen self-awareness, strengthen therapeutic skills and discover new ways of understanding both their clients and themselves.
Join internationally recognized play therapy author, trainer and supervisor Dr. Athena A. Drewes for an engaging and highly experiential workshop exploring the why and how of bringing playful approaches into clinical supervision.
This workshop is especially valuable for:
Play therapy supervisors, supervisor interns, clinical supervisors, experienced play therapists moving toward supervision, and clinicians interested in making supervision more engaging, reflective and experiential.
Learning Objectives
By the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify at least three benefits of incorporating playful and experiential approaches into clinical supervision.
2. Describe at least two practical ways play-based techniques can be integrated into the supervision process.
3. Experience and apply at least one play-based supervision technique that can be immediately incorporated into their own supervisory practice.
4. Consider ethical, legal, cultural and developmental factors when selecting playful interventions for supervision.
5. Explore how creative supervision techniques can deepen reflection, increase supervisee engagement and expand clinical perspectives when addressing challenging cases.
About the Presenter
Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S
Dr. Athena A. Drewes is a licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with 50 years of clinical and supervisory experience.
Throughout her distinguished career, Dr. Drewes has worked extensively with children and adolescents experiencing complex trauma, sexual abuse and foster care involvement across school, outpatient and inpatient settings. She currently resides in Ocala, Florida, where she maintains a private practice.
Dr. Drewes is a former Director of the Association for Play Therapy, Founder and President Emeritus of the New York Association for Play Therapy, and recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from both organizations.
A highly sought-after international and national trainer, lecturer and supervisor, Dr. Drewes has contributed extensively to the development of the play therapy field. She has published numerous journal articles and book chapters and has edited or co-edited 16 books on play therapy.
Her publications include Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide to Theory and Practice and The Therapeutic Powers of Play: Comparing Theories and Practice. With Dr. Charles Schaefer, she also co-edited The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Change. Her clinical work in Prescriptive Integrative Play Therapy has also been featured by the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Drewes has been instrumental in advancing Integrative Play Therapy, including the integration of cognitive behavioural approaches with play therapy.
