Tools for Deconstructing, Navigating, and Critically Engaging with Brain Science for Mental Health Professionals
12 APT Live Webinar CE Hours & 12 NBCC CE Hours (Live 2 Day Event: March 7-8, 2025)
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Tools for Deconstructing, Navigating, and Critically Engaging with Brain Science for Mental Health Professionals
A 2-Day Event!
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Presented By:
Dr. Gian M. Ramos-Monserrate, MD
Day 1: Friday, March 7, 2025
9:00 AM-4:30 PM (Central Time)
Day 2: Saturday, March 8, 2025
9:00 AM-4:30 PM (Central Time)
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Please register for this event only if you can attend live. A recording is not included in the ticket purchase. For those who cannot attend at this date and time, there will be a recording available for purchase for APT non-contact CEs (NBCC CEs will not be offered for the recording) at: https://letsplaytherapy.org
Continuing Education Information:
Let’s Play Therapy Institute is an APT Approved Provider 20-609. This workshop meets APT’s definition of “Live Webinar.” This program has been approved for 12.0 APT Live Webinar CE hours. Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. Courses that do not qualify for play therapy credit are clearly listed.
To comply with APT "Live Webinar" requirements, all participants must have their camera on, and name clearly displayed the entire workshop. We respect your sensory needs and will accommodate to make this a meaningful and valuable learning experience for you. For questions or accommodations, please contact Sophia Ansari at [email protected].
Please note that the Association for Play Therapy (APT) alone holds the right to accept or deny any continuing education training at its discretion.
Let’s Play Therapy Institute, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7179. This program offers 12.0 NBCC CE hours. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Let’s Play Therapy Institute, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Continuing Education Certificate:
Participants will be required to complete an evaluation and post-test immediately upon conclusion of the workshop to receive a certificate. The CE certificate is awarded to those who attend the entire webinar.
It is the responsibility of each professional to check with their state or national licensing board to obtain continuing education credit for this seminar. Most state and national licensing boards will approve continuing education courses which cover clinical topics, practice management skills, legal and ethical responsibilities and stress management. It is your responsibility as the license/certificate holder to be aware of and abide by the continuing education rules and guidelines set forth by your licensing board.
Program Description:
Join us for a fascinating two-day course tailor-made for mental health professionals. This immersive experience will make you think critically about biological narratives, while providing you with the necessary tools to guarantee that your approaches are philosophically, epistemologically and clinically sound.
Day 1: Philosophy
On the first day, we’ll explore essential differences between psychiatry and neurology that matter in play therapy. You will be plunged into an intriguing history of psychiatry as well as its key concepts that have shaped it. We shall also look at mental health from various perspectives such as disease, dimensions, behavior, life stories; discuss mind-body connection and biopsychosocial model. You will also polish your critical thinking abilities by knowing how to analyze research, appraise literature, and navigate ethical issues all within a framework of play therapy.
Day 2: Neuroscience
The second day is dedicated to giving you a firm grasp on neurobiology that every counselor must have covering brain anatomy and function. You are going to learn about the biological underpinnings of mental disorders including the effects of neurotransmitters like dopamine and pathways on emotional states.
Objectives:
1. Explain the essential differences between the medical approach of psychiatry and neurology and their implications for play therapy.
2. Evaluate how the psychiatric field unfolded historically, noting the paradigm shifts, philosophies and practices that influenced the way we talk about mental health today.
3. Evaluate the building blocks of psychiatric discourse, it's epistemology and how the field build's its knowledge base and narratives, and discuss its relevance to play therapy.
4. Analyze and deconstruct common philosophical models of the mind and mental health and identify how these models can be useful or harmful.
5. Develop skills to critically analyze psychiatric and neurological literature, enhancing evidence-based play therapy.
6. Manage ethical considerations when considering biological narratives in play therapy emphasizing, justice, veracity, beneficence and non-maleficence.
7. Develop a solid understanding of neuroanatomy and brain function essential for navigating biological narratives in play therapy practice.
8. Describe the biological basis of common mental disorders and their relevance to play therapy.
9. Develop insights into common psychiatric medications, the clinical trials process, and considerations for client adherence in play therapy.
10. Analyze advanced topics like neuroplasticity and epigenetics and their impact on mental health and play therapy.
11. Discuss the current state of science on the biological narratives regarding the biological narratives relevant to play therapy practice.
12. Discuss and deconstruct common frameworks like biofeedback, EMDR, brainspotting, hypnosis, and polyvagal theory, ensuring play therapy practices are philosophically, epistemologically, and clinically sound.
Important Program Details:
Consent to be Recorded:
Live events may be recorded for future non-contact training opportunities. Attendees will be given prior notice of any recording; however, participation in the event implies consent to the recording and consent for any educational or commercial use without compensation.
Target Audience:
Graduate level mental health students & licensed mental health practitioners. This seminar is a BEGINNING level course. This workshop is appropriate for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and professional counselors. Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Gian M. Ramos Monserrate, MD receives a speaking honorarium from Let's Play Therapy Institute, LLC.
Non-financial: Dr. Gian M. Ramos Monserrate, MD has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.
Grievance Policy:
Let’s Play Therapy Institute seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to: Sophia Ansari, [email protected]. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems.
Special Accommodations:
Live Closed Captioning will be enabled for this presentation. We respect your sensory needs and will accommodate to make this a meaningful and valuable learning experience for you. For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact Sophia Ansari at [email protected]
Training Refund Policy:
For live trainings:
Cancellations received at least 7 days before a scheduled live training will be refunded but subject to a $25.00 non-refundable administrative fee. Registration may be transferred to another individual for the same event.
Cancellations less than 7 days before a scheduled live training will receive no refund or credit. If an event is cancelled by Let’s Play Therapy Institute, the registrant will receive a full refund.
Schedule (Times in Central Time Zone):
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Day 1: Philosophy
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM:
History of Psychiatry: Key Developments in Theory and Practice
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM:
Break (15 minutes)
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM:
Philosophical Perspectives in Psychiatry and Epistemology
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM:
Lunch Break (1 hour)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM:
Psychiatric Models: Perspectives Approach and Biopsychosocial Model
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM:
Break (15 minutes)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM:
Critical Thinking in Biological Narratives
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM:
Q&A Session (30 minutes)
Day 2: Neuroscience
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM:
Basic Neurobiology for Mental Health Professionals
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM:
Break (15 minutes)
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM:
Neuropsychiatric Basis of Mental Health: Neurobiological Underpinnings
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM:
Lunch Break (1 hour)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM:
Medications in Psychiatry: Psychopharmacology Basics and Clinical Trials Process
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM:
Break (15 minutes)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM:
Advanced Neurological Concepts in Mental Health: Neuroplasticity, Epigenetics, and Emerging Research
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM:
Distinguishing Evidence-Based Applications in Play Therapy
4:30 PM:
Workshop Concludes
Instructor(s)
Dr. Gian M. Ramos-Monserrate MD
Gian M. Ramos-Monserrate MD, received his medical doctorate from Universidad Central del Caribe in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. He graduated from the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus with a degree in Interdisciplinary Natural Sciences. During this time, he invested most of his studies in neuroscience, neuropharmacology, critical psychology, gender theory and general psychology. This educational background informed his experiences throughout medical school as he took elective courses in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
After medical school, Gian became a Research Coordinator for the University of Puerto Rico's Psychiatry department where he worked on research on the genetics of bipolar disorder and burnout studies. He also worked on research on the mental health experiences of women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
He is an avid gamer and has dedicated much of his career to discussing the many ways in which gaming and geek culture can be leveraged in any therapeutic setting.