Continuing Education with Maritime PTC

This 48 hour online certificate is for newly graduated therapists and counsellors who want to work with children/youth.

At the end of this certificate participants will:

• Review theoretical base of psychotherapeutic counselling
• Review social and emotional development of young people.
• Explore the ethical and professional aspects of working therapeutically with children and adolescents
• Work therapeutically with children and young using the arts and play.

Participants need to have access to internet and a computer to access modules in the learning management system

This 48  hour online certificate is for newly graduated therapists and counsellors who want to work with children/youth.

At the end of this certificate participants will:

• Review theoretical base of psychotherapeutic counselling
• Review social and emotional development of young people.
• Explore the ethical and professional aspects of working therapeutically with children and adolescents
• Work therapeutically with children and young using the arts and play.

Participants need to have access to internet and a computer to access modules in the learning management system

This 48 hour online certificate is for newly graduated therapists and counsellors who want to work with children/youth.

At the end of this certificate participants will:

• Review theoretical base of psychotherapeutic counselling
• Review social and emotional development of young people.
• Explore the ethical and professional aspects of working therapeutically with children and adolescents
• Work therapeutically with children and young using the arts and play.

Participants need to have access to internet and a computer to access modules in the learning management system

This 48 hour online certificate is for newly graduated therapists and counsellors who want to work with children/youth.

At the end of this certificate participants will:

• Review theoretical base of psychotherapeutic counselling
• Review social and emotional development of young people.
• Explore the ethical and professional aspects of working therapeutically with children and adolescents
• Work therapeutically with children and young using the arts and play.

Participants need to have access to internet and a computer to access modules in the learning management system

Level II February 6, 13, 20, 27^th, 2023

Now that you have learned the Sandtray Protocol we will apply this knowledge to working with individuals across the lifespan, couples, families, and groups. Directive sandtrays will be introduced.

• Practice the sandtray witnessing protocol. 
• Describe developmental stages according to Havighurst and how these can be observed in the sandtray.
• Identify miniature’s that would be important to have in your collection to address developmental needs in sandtray play therapy.
• Discuss three phases of LOVE according to Gottman (limerence, building trust, building commitment and loyalty) and how these can be observed in sandtray play therapy.
• Discuss miniatures that a therapist working with couples would want in their collection to support couples in completing directive trays that investigate three phases of love and ATTUNE and how these can be utilized in sandtray play therapy.
• Discuss how to adapt sandtray office space as well as therapist approach to work with families and groups using the sandtray. 

July 12, August 9, September 6th, October 25th, November 1 6-8 p.m. Atlantic time

Each group member is required to sign up for Case Presentation in the sign- up area of the learning management system. A case consultation form is provided to structure this presentation. It  is the responsibility of the supervise to obtain client consent for any case provided. 

Parenting adolescents is a journey for all caregivers as well as the adolescents themselves. Foster Caregivers who do not have a longterm history with their adolescents may feel ill equipped to walk along side them in the journey. 

Learning Outcomes: 

#1 Define the developmental steps of adolescence. 

#2 Practice utilizing a screening tool to help prepare your youth for independence

#3 Identify how the caregiver /teen relationship can be strengthened in the face of expected bumps 

This course reviews the role of the unspoken partner in the foster care dynamic - your child. 

Learning Outcomes: 

#1 Review the role that biological children sometimes take on  in foster families 

#2 Consider ways to ensure that the needs of biological children are met.

#3 Identify how to ensure biological children do not experience vicarious trauma. 

Self harm strategies can be a way that children, youth and adults manage traumatic experiences. 

This short course will assist the caregiver to: 

Learning Outcomes 

#1 List various self harm strategies that children may exhibit

#2 Identify various self care strategies that children may exhibit.

#3 Review the neurobiology behind self harm 

#4 Identify ways that the caregiver can disrupt the self harming cycle