Cultural Considerations in Play Therapy for BIPOC Children Around Divorce, Separation and Family Rearrangements

Workshop Description

Divorce, separation and family rearrangements affect all children because their lives are changing, and things become unpredictable. BIPOC children are also faced with historical and current family separations due to various institutional traumas and political gains. How can a play therapist consider the cultural stigmas and impacts on a changing family structure? How do we work with blended families, self-blame and shame around divorce?


Learning Objectives

After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

  • Recognize the impact of divorce, separation, & breakups on children and recognize the impact of racism on BIPOC families.
  • Identify the psychological tasks of children or divorce (and separation) and how BIPOC families are resilient in their coping strategies.
  • Explain why play therapy is effective in treating children and families in separated situations and cultural considerations to incorporate into practice.

Continuing Education Credits: 2.0

This workshop is approved for licensed social workers, licensed mental health counselors, licensed marriage and family therapists, and licensed psychologists.


Presenter: Lyrica Fils-Aime, LCSW-R, RPT-S

Lyrica is a therapist, writer, and equity strategist who facilitates workshops about decolonizing leadership, anti-racist clinical work, healing justice, and play therapy. Lyrica has authored a childhood Racial Justice Curriculum for Sesame Street, Where We Go Wrong in Equity Work for NYU’s VUE journal, Ancestral Trauma, Wisdom & Resilience for Psychotherapy.net and writes The Gift of [Anti-Racist] Therapy for Psychology Today. She has most recently written a chapter in Supervision Can Be Playful titled, Multicultural Supervision: Building Culturally Responsive Play Therapists. Lyrica has also published a Haitian children’s book titled T se pou TapTap to help the Haitian children in her life access the Kreyòl language. Lyrica is the founder and CEO of Pilon Harlem, a facilitation hub sharing knowledge and strategies, helping organizations delve into difficult conversations in ways that feel manageable and enjoyable, while building stronger cultures of belonging.

Cultural Considerations in Play Therapy for BIPOC Children Around Divorce, Separation and Family Rearrangements

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Registration Information for Webinar:

Event Title: Cultural Considerations in Play Therapy for BIPOC Children Around Divorce, Separation and Family Rearrangements
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM EST
Format: Live Webinar
Presenter:  Lyrica Fils-Aime, LCSW-R, RPT-S

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  • CE Hours: 2.0
  • NASW-NYS or NASW-NYC Members: $30
  • Other Chapter Members (e.g., NASW-NJ, etc.): $50
  • Non-Members: $60
  • NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Member (Non-CE Eligible): $0 (Non-CU)
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Date

Jun 17 2025

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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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  • CE Hours: 2.0
  • NASW-NYS or NASW-NYC Members: $30
  • Other Chapter Members (e.g., NASW-NJ, etc.): $50
  • Non-Members: $60
  • NASW-NYS Student and Transitional Member (Non-CE Eligible): $0 (Non-CU)

Continuing Education Provider Information

NASW-NYC/NYS is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for:

Licensed Social Workers
Provider ID #0014
Licensed Mental Health Counselors
Provider ID #MHC-0053
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
Provider ID #MFT-0037
Licensed Psychologists
Provider ID #PSY-0088