2025 Black Play Therapy Schedule

Friday July 11, 2035

Registration – 7:00 am – 8:00 am

Welcome – 8:15 am – 8:30 am

8:30 am – 10:00 am

FRI-001: Keynote: Ethics As A Foundation for Care: Exploring Risk and Resilience in Black Families Through Play

8:30 am – 8:35 am: Introduction

8:35 am – 9:00 am: Evaluate ethical considerations concerning play therapy and clinical practice with Black family systems.

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Utilize expressive mediums to explore risk and resilience in Black families.

9:30 am – 10:00 am: Integrate ethical decision-making frameworks with cultural humility principles.

10:15 am – 12:15 am

FRI-002: Strengthening Bonds: Expressive Strategies for Black Family Cohesion and Resilience

10:15 am – 10:20 am: Introduction

10:20 am – 11:00 am: Impact of systemic and interpersonal challenges on Black family dynamics.

11:00 am – 11:45 am: Challenges and emotional growth for Black boys.

11:45 am – 12:15 pm: Emphasizing cultural relevance and sensitivity for Black families.

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 5:45 pm

FRI-003: Integrating Play Therapy and Faith as Healing Tools for a Culturally Responsive Approach to Black Family Systems

1:30 pm – 1:35 pm: Introduction.

1:35 pm – 2:30 pm: Incorporating faith-based practices into play therapy and clinical practice.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Stigma in Black faith communities.

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Break

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm: Using LEGO® to explore intergenerational trauma and family disengagement.

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm: The influence of spiritual and faith practices on family roles, dynamics, and communication

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm: Q & A

5:45 pm – Closing

8:30 am – 5:45 pm

SAT-001: LEGO® of My Family: Reconnecting Bonds and Addressing Disengagement in Black Family Systems

8:30 am – 8:35 am: Introduction

8:35 am – 9:00 am: Foundations of integrating LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® into play therapy with Black family systems.

9:00 am – 9:30 am: Barriers that disrupt cohesion within Black family systems.

9:30 am – 10:30 am: Building family systems using LEGO® bricks.

10:30 am – 10:45 am: Morning Break

10:45 am – 11:15 am: Historical and systemic factors contributing to disengagement in Black family systems.

11:15 am – 12:00 pm: Reconnecting bonds using LEGO® bricks.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Reconnecting bonds using LEGO® bricks (CONT.).

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Exploring family systems theories for Black families.

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Bridging theory to practice using LEGO® bricks.

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Afternoon Break

4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Using LEGO® to explore intergenerational trauma and family disengagement.

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm: Q & A

5:45pm: Closing