PRE CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

Preconference workshops will be held on Friday, July 10, 2026 at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM).

You can sign up for one or two of these workshops. These can be paid for at the time of conference registration.

Please note that there are a total of 5 workshops, however, more than one workshop will be held at each time. Therefore, you MUST make sure that you do not sign up for two workshops that are taking place at the same time.

Early registration- $50 per workshop

Registration after May 1, 2026- $60 per workshop

Student registration $25 (no early discount)

Friday, July 10, 2026

2:00 pm.- 4:00 pm.

CBPT for Anxious Children

Meena Dasari, Ph.D.

Phuonguyen (Hailey) V. Chu, M.A.

Samantha Martin

Rachel McLaine

Participants will learn how to implement Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in young children. This workshop will include brief background and session-by-session descriptions. Case examples and practice opportunities will be used to enhance learning.

CBPT for child sexual abuse

Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW

This workshop will emphasize using cognitive behavioral play therapy (CBPT) with victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Treatment components from evidence-based practice models and CBPT will be integrated to create abuse-informed interventions that are developmentally appropriate & clinically sound.

4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

CBPT for affect regulation in children

Athena Drewes, Psy.D.

This experiential and didactic workshop will help participants identify reasons for affect dysregulation, methods to assess how best to regulate emotions, the therapeutic powers of play needed to be utilized, and CBPT play-based techniques for use within treatment.

Turtle Magic Intervention for young children

Eva Feindler, Ph.D.

Alexandra Schira, Psy.D.

Kristen Ullrich, PsyD

This workshop will focus on a full description of the TMI intervention for young children who have anger and aggression problems. Using specific CBT skills integrated into play therapy strategies, children will learn effective emotion regulation approaches to problem-solving.

Movies, Music and Books, Oh My! Creative Strategies in CBPT

Lisa Remey, M.Ed.

Have you ever noticed the power of music and movie themes and wondered how to incorporate them into your CBPT approach? This experiential session, featuring case examples, will prompt you to think creatively about integrating movies, music, and books into sessions.

Continuing Education:

For practitioners who sign up for Continuing Education credits for the Conference, please note when purchasing CEs, the fee covers both the Pre-Conference and Conference for sessions attended.

Pennsylvania Association for Play Therapy an Association for Play Therapy Approved Provider 04-150.

School of Professional and Applied Psychology Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. PCOM maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

PCOM has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5672. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. PCOM is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.