Description:

This six-hour seminar series offers a comprehensive look at the roots of play therapy and the seminal theories that continue to shape the field today. Designed to be completed in one-hour segments over a two-month period, this flexible format allows clinicians to explore key historical developments and foundational theoretical models at a steady, manageable pace. Each session will focus on a different aspect of play therapy’s evolution, including major contributors, seminal theories, and historically significant approaches that have influenced how clinicians understand and practice therapeutic play with children. Ideal for both new and seasoned play therapists, this series provides the historical context and theoretical grounding essential for ethical and effective clinical work.

Cost:

$300.00

$210.00

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify early pioneers in the field of play therapy and describe their contributions to the development of the profession.
2. Explain key historical turning points that influenced the evolution of play therapy theory and practice.
3. Compare major play therapy approaches and discuss how these models have shaped contemporary applications of play therapy. 

Presenter:

Nik Johnson, M.S.

LPC, RPT, EMDR Consultant

Nik has been a private practice counselor at the Center for Counseling and Family Relationships since 2017. He works with children (aged 4+), adolescents, and adults, specializing in complex trauma, dissociative disorders, and play therapy. Previously Nik worked at an agency in Missouri providing play therapy to children in the foster care system. He offers continuing education to professionals, especially within the topics of working with developmental trauma, dissociative disorders, and play therapy.