Ethical LGBTQ+ Affirmative Play Therapy through an Ecosystemic Lens (VIRTUAL)

This workshop applies an Ecosystemic Play Therapy approach to contextualize LGBTQ+ clients within their sociocultural context. Play Therapists will apply ethical principals and APT’s best practices to cultivate safe and affirming therapeutic spaces for LGBTQ+ clients and families. Participants will practice affirmative Play Therapy interventions to promote resiliency and protect LGTBQ+ clients and families receiving services. Less...

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Learning Objectives

  • Assess client sexual orientation and gender identity and related psychosocial impacts.
  • Design affirmative approaches to clinical intervention using Play Therapy.
  • Apply affirmative approaches of Play Therapy through interactive practice to abate cultural, internalized, and political oppression.
  • Recite ethical codes and laws that impact practice of Play Therapy with LGBTQ* clients.
  • Explain the value of affirmative Play Therapy approaches to parents, educators, and adults in the client’s ecosystem.
  • Identify ethical Play Therapy practices of documentation and treatment planning for LGBTQ* families.

Target Audience

This educational activity is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, and MFT's.

Learning Levels

  • All levels

Friday, June 19, 2026

Live Interactive Webinar

09:00 AM CDT - 04:00 PM CDT

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$180.00
EARN 6 CE Credit Hours
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About the speaker

Steven L. Parks, LCSW-S, MBA, RPT-S

Steven L. Parks, LCSW-S, MBA, RPT-S

Executive Director, A Time for Play | Play Therapy Training Series
Steven L. Parks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Approved Supervisor and serves in the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work as a full-time clinical Senior Lecturing Faculty professor. Steven is a Registered Play Therapist & Supervisor (RPT-S) and the Executive Director of the A Time for Play nonprofit organization based in Houston, TX. He also maintains a private practice in Sugar Land, Texas and specializes in working with children, adolescents, and adults experiencing trauma symptoms, depression, anxiety, and externalizing behaviors. Steven has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree of Psychology from Texas Tech University, a Master’s of Business Administration degree from University of Houston Bauer College of Business, and a Master’s of Social Work degree from the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. Steven volunteers regularly with the National Association of Social Workers Texas (NASWTx), and serves as the Board Chair of Tony's Place, a local LGBTQ+ Community Organization.

Agenda

Agenda:
9:00 am – 10:30 am – Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation Development
10:30 am – 12:00 pm – LGBTQ* Affirmative Play Therapy
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Interventions of LGBTQ* Affirmative Play Therapy
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Case Review, Discussion, & Conceptualization
4:00 pm - Wrap-up, Review, Evaluation, & Post-Test

CE Information - Earn 6 CE Credit Hours including

0  Play Therapy History Hour
0  Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories Hour
0  Play Therapy Skills & Methods Hour
0  Play Therapy Special Topics Hour
6  Play Therapy Social & Cultural Diversity Hour
3  Play Therapy Ethics Hour
0  Play Therapy Supervision Hour

CE Approvals

Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider
Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider
Steven L. Parks is an APT Approved Provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education. This event is structured to be in compliance with all Approved Provider Criteria and Standards of the Association for Play Therapy.
* APT# 19-582 * Expiration: 6/30/2025 *
National Board for Certified Counselors
National Board for Certified Counselors
A Time for Play has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP# 7296. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. A Time for Play is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Association of Social Work Boards
Association of Social Work Boards
A Time for Play, #2424, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: [09/09/25 - 09/09/2026]. Social workers completing this course receive 5.5 clinical continuing education credits.
Presented by
Steven L. Parks, LCSW-S, MBA, RPT-S

CE Process Info

Each professional is responsible for the individual requirements as stipulated by his/her licensing agency. Please contact your individual licensing board/regulatory agency to review continuing education requirements for licensure renewal. Please note: You must attend "live" (in real-time) for the duration of the training to earn CE credits.

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Disclosure

This Continuing Education event is acceptable for the purposes of license renewal for Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists in the state of Texas by fully complying with Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council guidelines and Texas Administrative Code RULE §781.501, RULE §681.142, & RULE §801.261

Professionals with license outside of the State of Texas should check with their licensing board if CE credit hours will be accepted.
The mission of A Time for Play is to promote access to effective mental health services within the community, primarily by educating mental health professionals on the theories, benefits, techniques, and skills of Play Therapy and ethical clinical practice. A Time for Play delivers mental health training services to local, state, national, and international audiences. The nonprofit expands access by providing continuing education workshops in-person, virtually, by request, and on-demand. A Time for Play is actively diversifying the profession of Play Therapy and expanding access to Play Therapy services through scholarship opportunities.

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