
9th VAPT Winter Workshop
The Neurobiology of Trauma: Implications for Play Therapy Interventions
Presented by
Richard L. Gaskill, Ed.D., RPT-S
Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy
Deputy and Clinical Director of Sumner Mental Health Center, Wellington, Kansas
Friday, January 27, 2012
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown Hotel
555 East Canal Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Welcome!
You are invited to attend The Neurobiology of Trauma; Implications for Play Therapy Interventions. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Virginia Association for Play Therapy and the Institute for Continuing Education. We are pleased to offer this one-day workshop full of learning and fun with accomplished leader and therapist, Rick Gaskill. Rick is a Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy and has served as the president of the Kansas Association for Play Therapy. We hope you can join us!
Who Should Attend
The workshops are designed for mental health counselors, psychologists, school counselors, school psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, graduate students and other experienced professionals who work with children and families. The Neurobiology of Trauma; Implications for Play Therapy Interventions is designed to be of interest to beginning, intermediate and advanced child and adolescent therapists of all theoretical orientations. To attend at a reduced rate, please consider joining the Virginia Association for Play Therapy at http://www.a4pt.org
ADA/504 Accommodations
If you have special needs, please contact Anne Stewart: stewaral@jmu.edu or 540.908.8288.
Inclement Weather
NO snow date. A refund will be provided if the program is cancelled by the Virginia Association for Play Therapy. If the workshop must be cancelled due to inclement weather, we will try to notify the participants by email and/or post the announcement on the workshop website. It is recommended you call 540.568.6601 and/or the workshop site hotel for a message regarding any cancellation or delay in conducting the workshop if you are in doubt.
Refunds
A registration fee refund will be granted if a written request is received by January 15, 2012. An administration fee of $25 will be retained. Notify Anne Stewart at stewaral@jmu.edu

Thanks to our supporters!
The workshop is sponsored by the Virginia Association for Play Therapy and the Institute for Continuing Education. Generous support was provided by Greater Richmond STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW. Additional support was provided by the James Madison University Department of Graduate Psychology and the Regent University Counseling and Psychology Department and Chi Sigma Iota.
APT Approved Provider No. 98-040
Visit the Virginia Association for Play Therapy website at http://vapt.cisat.jmu.edu for more information

