Training's, Seminar's, and Presentations
Dr. Whitehead has presented at state and national professional conferences, for local schools, and for mental health clinics. He happily provides these services upon request. For more information regarding such services, please contact Dr. Whitehead using the following form:
Play Therapy Trainings
Sample of
Previous Presentations
November 2020
Breakout Session at AAMFT Annual Conference. Online Format.
Taming buffalo’s: A systemic play therapy approach to treating disruptive behavior disorders.
March 2020
Keynote presentation for the Idaho Association for Play Therapy. Boise, Idaho.
Taming buffalo’s: A systemic play therapy approach to treating disruptive behavior disorders.
September 2019
Keynote presentation for the Washington Association for Play Therapy. Spokane, Washington.
Taming buffalo’s: A systemic play therapy approach to treating disruptive behavior disorders.
June 2019
Nationwide Webinar for the Systemic Therapy Across the Lifespan Topic Interest Network.
Systemic play therapy: An introduction
March 2019
Co-Presented with Ken Cole, Sara Ellingson, and Amy Rieck a workshop for Benton County Superior Court. Kennewick, Washington.
High conflict divorce proceedings: How mental health and legal professionals can work together.
September 2018
Workshop presentation for Benton and Franklin Counties Title 26 Guardian ad Litem Recertification Training. Kennewick, Washington.
Muddy waters: Family stress and childhood mental health disorders.
August 2018
Workshop presentation for Brigham Young University’s MFT Alumni Summer Series. Provo, Utah
“On my own terms”: Disruptive behaviors in children on the Autism Spectrum.
August 2017
Workshop presentation for parents and professionals at the Northwest Autism Conference. Richland, Washington.
The coercion paradox: using the power of connection to reduce power struggles.
July 2017
Workshop presentation for Brigham Young University’s MFT Alumni Summer Series. Provo, Utah
ATTUNE & ACT: Becoming an Emotion Coach.
July 2014
Workshop presentation for Brigham Young University’s MFT Alumni Summer Series. Provo, Utah
Evidence-based parenting interventions: Emotion Coaching and Time-out.
April 2014
Workshop presentation at the Sixth Annual Muslim Mental Health Conference. Dearborne, Michigan.
Introduction to Discernment Counseling for clergy.