Encore Episode 5 VFTS 2020 5 | April Duncan | Culturally-Informed Play Therapy for Racial Trauma

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In this Voices From the Expressive Therapies Summit Episode, I got to interview play therapist April Duncan on how she has created a for-profit play therapy program to address suicide and racial trauma in black youth.
April Duncan, LCSW, RPT obtained her Bachelor’s in Arts & Science from the University of Missouri-Columbia (2006), Masters of Social Work from Saint Louis University (2012) and is currently working towards her Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) from University of Southern California. She has a private practice in St. Louis and is the Co-Owner of St. Louis Play Therapy Institute, which provides play therapy training for educational and mental health professionals. Ms. Duncan’s current focus is on national and local workshops with educators and mental health professionals on the use of play therapy in the Black community to address the rising rates of suicide in Black youth due to racial trauma. Most recently, Ms. Duncan founded BMH Connect, a for-profit organization focusing on using play therapy to address suicide and racial trauma in Black youth.
RESOURCES:
Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/bmhconnect 
Twitter -  https://twitter.com/Bmhconnect 
Instagram - https://instagram.com/bmhconnect
Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 Culturally-Informed Play Therapy for Racial Trauma in Black Children & Families
Theraplay.com 
Good Hair - documentary film
Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America's Legacy of Enduring Injury & Healing by Dr. Joy DeGruy