Multiple Dates & Times:
- Saturday, March 8th, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM CST
- Saturday, March 22nd, 2025: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
- Saturday, April 26th, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM CST
- Saturday, May 10th, 2025: 8:30AM – 4:00 PM CST
Location: Live Webinar – Limited to 25 participants
*This workshop meets APT’s definition of Live Webinar and attendees are required to have video camera on and complete a quiz.
Full Series Cost: $400.00 – 20 total CEUs
20 NBCC Hours: NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763
20 APT Hours: APT Approved Provider 15-430
**Approved for both APT and NBCC credits, participants will gain contact hours through engaging live webinars (quiz required).
Workshop Description:
This dynamic 4-part series explores the core therapeutic powers of play, equipping mental health professionals with evidence-based strategies to enhance client outcomes in the play room. Each module delves into critical aspects of play therapy, offering a comprehensive breakdown of theory, skill development, and applied methods.
Schedule:
Saturday, March 8th, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM CST
Part I: Facilitates Communication
Individual Cost (If Not Registering For Full Series): $100 for 4 CEUs
APT Credits: 1 Theory, 1 Skill, 2 Methods
Topics: Self-Expression, Access to the Unconscious, Direct Teaching, Indirect Teaching
Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge and practice in applying play therapy techniques that enhance communication by:
- Encouraging self-expression to help clients articulate thoughts and emotions they may struggle to verbalize.
- Utilizing strategies to access the unconscious, uncovering underlying issues through symbolic play.
- Implementing direct teaching approaches to guide clients in learning new skills or concepts through structured play.
- Applying indirect teaching methods to facilitate subtle learning and insight through unstructured or exploratory play.
By the end of this module, participants will be equipped with practical tools to effectively enhance communication and build meaningful connections in the playroom. Additionally, they will gain essential skills for accurately documenting play therapy sessions to meet requirements for third-party reimbursement.
Saturday, March 22nd, 2025: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM CST
Part II: Fosters Emotional Wellness
Individual Cost (If Not Registering for Full Series): $150 for 6 CEUs
APT Credits: 1 Theory, 3 Skill, 2 Methods
Topics: Catharsis, Abreaction, Positive Emotions, Counterconditioning Fears, Stress Inoculation, Stress Management
Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge and practical skills to apply play therapy techniques that foster emotional wellness by:
- Facilitating catharsis to help clients release pent-up emotions through symbolic and expressive play.
- Utilizing abreaction to safely reenact and process past traumatic experiences within the therapeutic space.
- Encouraging the cultivation of positive emotions to build resilience and promote emotional balance.
- Implementing strategies for counterconditioning fears by gradually reducing anxiety through therapeutic play activities.
- Practicing stress inoculation techniques to prepare clients for handling future stressors more effectively.
- Teaching stress management skills to empower clients with tools to regulate their emotional states in and out of therapy.
- Learning to effectively document and track assessments to monitor progress and ensure interventions align with treatment goals, including preparing documentation for third-party reimbursement.
By the end of this module, participants will have the tools, techniques, and documentation practices to enhance emotional healing and well-being in their play therapy practice.
Saturday, April 26th, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM CST
Part III: Enhances Social Relationships
Individual Cost (If Not Registering for Full Series): $100 for 4 CEUs
APT Credits: 1 Theory, 1 Skill, 2 Methods
Topics: Therapeutic Relationship, Attachment, Social Competence, Empathy
Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge and practical skills to apply play therapy techniques that enhance social relationships by:
- Strengthening the Therapeutic Relationship – Developing trust and rapport with clients through therapeutic play, creating a safe and supportive environment for emotional expression and growth.
- Fostering Attachment – Understanding and applying attachment theory in play therapy to nurture secure, healthy attachments and help clients build stronger bonds with caregivers and peers.
- Building Social Competence – Teaching clients social skills through play, including communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, and problem-solving, to help them interact more effectively with others.
- Cultivating Empathy – Using play to promote empathy by encouraging clients to understand and relate to the feelings and experiences of others, enhancing their emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationships.
By the end of this module, participants will be equipped with the skills to foster deeper social connections and improve interpersonal functioning in their clients through play therapy.
Saturday, May 10th, 2025: 8:30AM – 4:00 PM CST
Part IV: Increases Personal Strengths
Individual Cost (If Not Registering for Full Series): $150 for 6 CEUs
APT Credits: 1 Theory, 3 Skill, 2 Methods
Topics: Creative Problem Solving, Resiliency, Moral Development, Accelerated Psychological Development, Self-Regulation, Self-Esteem
Objectives: Participants will gain knowledge and practical skills to apply play therapy techniques that enhance personal strengths by:
- Promoting Creative Problem Solving – Encouraging clients to use imaginative play to explore solutions to challenges, fostering critical thinking and adaptive coping strategies.
- Building Resiliency – Teaching clients how to bounce back from setbacks and navigate adversity through play-based activities that strengthen their ability to cope with stress and difficult emotions.
- Supporting Moral Development – Using play therapy to guide clients in understanding ethical dilemmas, develop moral reasoning, and make responsible choices that reflect their values.
- Facilitating Accelerated Psychological Development – Providing play experiences that promote cognitive, emotional, and behavioral growth, helping clients progress more quickly toward developmental milestones.
- Enhancing Self-Regulation – Helping clients develop self-control and emotional regulation through play techniques that teach impulse control, frustration tolerance, and emotional awareness.
- Building Self-Esteem – Empowering clients to recognize their strengths, value themselves, and build confidence through positive reinforcement and achievement within the play therapy process.
By the end of this module, participants will be equipped with the tools to promote personal strength, resilience, and healthy psychological development in their clients through play therapy.
Brave Play offers continuing education for mental health professionals that is interactive and experiential. You’ll come away with more knowledge, new skills to enhance your practice, renewed energy, and meaningful connections. In today’s fast-paced world and complex mental health systems, many practitioners feel overwhelmed and experience burnout and other health problems. Our professional training is designed to offer you a safe space with unique opportunities to nourish your personal and professional selves. For information about our speakers visit us here.
*Garrett Counseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6763. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Garrett Counseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs NBCC ACEP Provider No. 6763.
*Garrett Counseling is approved by APT to provide continuing education. Garrett Counseling maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APT Approved Provider 15-430.
*By registering for this event you are giving Brave Play / Garrett Counseling permission to use video and photography for advertisement on all marketing material, including social media. You understand that all of GCC property is being recorded and all common areas have voice and video recordings. By registering and attending you are giving permission to GCC for both voice and video recordings on company property.
Cancellation Policy: If you contact us before the program date, you may exchange for a certificate to attend another program or a tuition refund less a cancellation fee of $10.00. Occasionally, changes are made due to unforeseen circumstances or participant demand. While Garrett Counseling will do everything possible to ensure participant satisfaction, Garrett Counseling’s liability is limited to the tuition fee only. If you cancel, 10 business days before the event, you will receive a full refund. Cancellation must be received in writing and can be faxed to 1-256-217-4162 or emailed to garrett@garrettcounseling.com. If cancellation is not received in writing, you will be charged the full amount of tuition.