PLAY THERAPY SKILLS & METHODS

6CE

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Autism in Play Therapy

Autism does not refer to one single experience; it covers a broad range of neurodevelopmental differences, affecting relationships, behaviors, emotional experience, and the client’s experience in the world. 

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Basics of Play Therapy 

This training is geared towards play therapists, who did not have formal play therapy training as part of their education.

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Beyond Toys: Using the Expressive Therapies Continuum in Play therapy

This training explores the intersection of expressive arts therapy within play therapy using the Expressive Therapies Continuum (ETC) as a framework for clinical conceptualization and intervention.

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How To Apply Trust Based Relational Intervention In Play Therapy

Through the lens of play therapy, this training will cover TBRI, a research-informed model for working with children who have experienced trauma and their caregivers.

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Sandtray 101 in Play Therapy (On-Demand)

This introductory training offers play therapists a hands-on exploration of Sandtray Therapy, a developmentally appropriate, expressive modality that supports children and adolescents in safely accessing and processing their inner worlds. 

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Play Therapy with the Whole Family (On-Demand)

Family play therapy techniques can facilitate exploration and opportunities for change in every member of the family system. 

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Parent Collaboration in Play Therapy

Through case examples and applied learning, participants will strengthen their ability to integrate parents into the play therapy process in developmentally appropriate and clinically effective ways. 

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Widening the Window of Tolerance with Trauma in Play Therapy

For children who have experienced complex trauma, play therapy provides children with an opportunity for a safe space and a meaningful attuned relationship.

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Engaging Caregivers in play therapy: discipline models that work

This dynamic workshop equips play therapists and mental health professionals with research-supported discipline frameworks designed to enhance caregiver consultations within the play therapy process.

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Play Therapy and Grief

 

Grief in children often looks different than it does in adults, and play therapy offers a unique and powerful way to support them through that process.

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Sandtray Therapy With Older Children And Adolescents

This introductory training provides play therapists with an experiential overview of sandtray therapy within a Child-Centered Play Therapy framework.