Child-Centered Play Therapy: Advancing Human Rights and Cultural Competence in Puerto Rican Communities
Thu, Mar 19
|Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Terapia de Juego Centrada en el Niño: Promoviendo los Derechos Humanos y la Competencia Cultural en las Comunidades Puertorriqueñas,
Time & Location
Mar 19, 2026, 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, 100 C. Francisco Seín, San Juan, 00927, Puerto Rico
Summary
PRESENTER: Zulmarie Hernández, EdD in Counseling, Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) and Professional Counselor (CPL), Program Director, Department of Social Work, Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
This workshop emphasizes the role of human rights in Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and its application within Puerto Rican communities. It highlights how CCPT promotes children’s rights to self-expression, emotional healing, and agency, offering a culturally responsive therapeutic model that advances social justice and equality.