Conferences
Upcoming Conference Presentations
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March 12th-15th, 2024: National School Social Work Conference, Baltimore, MD
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"Playful Techniques to Build Bridges with Black Families & Communities"
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March 21st-23rd, 2024: NASW Virginia and Metro DC Chapters 2024 Annual Conference, Norfolk, VA
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"Black Kids Matter: Play Therapy to Empower Black Children & Families"
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March 28th, 2024: 56th Annual NABSW Conference, New Orleans, LA March 28th, 2024
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"Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with Black Children to Mitigate Racial Stressors"
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April 18th-20th, 2024: NASW Virginia and Metro DC Chapters 2024 Annual Conference Live Virtual Events.
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"Black Kids Matter: Play Therapy to Empower Black Children & Families"
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May 17th-18th, 2024: World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals 4th Annual Conference.
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"Sand Tray as a Mode of Professional Engagement"
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June 6th & 7th, 2024: MidAtlantic Expressive Therapies Summit, Virginia Beach, VA
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"I Got the Power! Play Therapy to Empower Black Girls",
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"Play Therapy to Support Social-Emotional Expression in Black Boys"
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"Culturally Inclusive Play Therapy Supervision"
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Past Conference Presentations
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Assessing and Treating Racial Trauma in Children of Color
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National Association of Social Workers - North Carolina Conference (May 2023)
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Addressing Implicit Bias in Clinical Work with Black Communities
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Expressive Therapies Summit, Los Angeles, CA (April 2022)
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Expressive Therapies Summit, Los Angeles, CA (April 2021)
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Arlington, VA (June 2022) - plenary lecture
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Creative Teletherapy Strategies & Virtual Interventions for Coping with COVID & Racial Injustice
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Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY (August 2020)
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Culturally-Informed Play Therapy for Racial Trauma in Black Children & Families
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Expressive Therapies East Coast Summit, Atlantic City, NJ (November 2021)
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Missouri Mental Health Counselors Association Conference, St. Louis, MO (October 2021)
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Expressive Therapies Summit, Los Angeles, CA (April 2021)
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Expressive Therapies Summit, New York, NY (November 2020)
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National Association of Black Social Workers Annual Conference (June 2022)
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Play Therapy to Address Racial Trauma in Black and Latinx Youth
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (June 2023)
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Arlington, VA (June 2022)
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Play Therapy with Teens & Tweens
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School Social Workers Association of Missouri, St. Louis, MO (October 2019)
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Superheroes to the Rescue! Play Therapy & Superhero Play
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Atlantic City, NJ (June 2023)
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Expressive Therapies Summit, Los Angeles, CA (March 2022)
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Expressive Therapies East Coast Summit, Atlantic City, NJ (November 2021)
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Arlington, VA (June 2021)
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Expressive Therapies Summit, Los Angeles, CA (April 2021)
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Expressive Therapies Summit- Los Angeles, CA (November 2019)
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University of Missouri-St. Louis Play Therapy Conference, St. Louis, MO (June 2018)
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Technology in Play Therapy
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University of Missouri-St. Louis Play Therapy Conference, St. Louis, MO (June 2019)
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Using Play Therapy to Disrupt the Preschool-to-Prison Pipeline
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Arlington, VA (June 2021)
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Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (January 2021)
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Early Childhood Mental Health Conference sponsored by Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD (May 2020)
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Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Conference, Arlington, VA (June 2019)
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International Expressive Arts Therapy Association, Berkley, CA (March 2019)
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51st Annual Midwest Council School Social Work Conference, Clayton, MO (March 2018)
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National Black Child Development 47th Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA (November 2017)
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