Advancing the Therapeutic Powers of Play

Upcoming Events

    • 27 Oct 2023
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Virtual
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    Play Therapy and Divorce: How to Stay Out of Court

    Play therapists are trained to keep the relationship with both parents and the children they work with, but when they get a subpoena to be involved in a custody case the relationship becomes quite challenged. Participants will learn how to handle divorce cases from intake session and beyond to keep themselves out of court. Participants will learn how to integrate play therapy to decrease triangulation, assess the co-parenting relationship, and treat children dealing with divorce.   

    Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

    1. create a divorce treatment plan from a play therapy perspective.
    2. use play therapy activities to help assess the co-parenting relationship, treat children with divorce, and decrease triangulation. 
    3. apply ethics involved in handling a subpoena and writing play therapy notes. 
    4. identify triangulation and how to use this as a goal to help heal the child with play therapy.

      3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate | Play Therapy Special Topics

      This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

      About our presenter: Kelly Peyton, LPC-S, RPT-S™ is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP). Kelly has thousands of hours of training focused on working specifically with teenagers and children using some of the latest research and clinical data. Some of her specialized training includes certification in play therapy, certification as a trauma specialist, training in Theraplay, complete EMDR training, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Certification in DBT, and a brain-based approach called the Neurosequential Model of therapeutics. She is also a LENS Neurofeedback practitioner and trained in the Safe Sound Protocol for acoustic vagus nerve stimulation. Her years of experience working with children, teenagers, and adults allow her to provide services to the whole family. She is the clinical director at Katy Counseling serving the greater Katy area and helping to train and equip the next generation of child, adolescent, and adult counselors.

      NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants

      VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

      NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.

      Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than October 1, 2023. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after October 1, 2023.

      By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.

      • 17 Nov 2023
      • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
      • Virtual
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      Back to Basics: Adlerian Play Therapy

      In Adlerian play therapy, therapists use the concepts of Alfred Adler’s Individual Psychology to conceptualize children and their parents and teachers, while using toys, art, play material, and metacommunication to connect and communicate with them. The process of co-creating a relationship with the child through play allows therapists to communicate (mostly through metaphor, but sometimes through direct verbal interaction) in a way that facilitates exploration of the child’s patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, helps the child gain insight into those patterns, and invites the child to make changes in any patterns that are self-defeating or destructive. Engaging the child’s parents and teachers, exploring their own lifestyles and their interaction with the child, helping them to understand the child’s patterns, and teaching them skills for improving the relationship is an integral part of the custom-designed parent and teacher consultation component of Adlerian play therapy.   

      Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

      1. List and describe the four stages of Adlerian Play Therapy
      2. Explain how to use encouragement as a play therapy skill in Adlerian play therapy.
      3. List the Crucial Cs (Courage, Connect, Count, and Capable) and describe how the Crucial Cs are used in Adlerian play therapy.
      4. List the personality priorities (Comfort, Pleasing, Control, and Superiority) and explain how the personality priorities are used in Adlerian play therapy.
      5. List the goals of misbehavior (Attention, Power, Revenge, Proving Inadequacy), and explain how the goals of misbehavior are used in Adlerian play therapy.

        3 APT Live Webinar CE | Foundational | Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories

        This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

        About our presenter: Erica Wassenaar holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has Advanced Certification in AdPT. She teaches for the League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT)She is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.  She is also trained in Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), Critical Incident Stress Management, AutPlay Therapy, PCIT, and EMDR. She is also a coordinator for KIDS Hope USA program through her church.  

        NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants

        VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

        NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.

        Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than November 1, 2023. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after November 1, 2023.

        By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.

        • 1 Dec 2023
        • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
        • Virtual
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        Telehealth and Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Teleplay

        This workshop will provide clinicians with a “cheat sheet” resource guide of over 550 telehealth activities to use with young children and their caregivers. Participants will be provided with the tools to navigate the telehealth resources and utilize them confidently while providing online play therapy. Many clinicians report anxiety over providing telehealth treatment, especially teleplay, to young children and their caregivers. Research supports the efficacy of play therapy via telehealth, but providers often report that they don’t have the tools to implement the treatment. This workshop will demystify the process of how to play on the screen and increase awareness of teleplay as a better option for some clients, not just a fall back during a crisis. Using illustrations from successful telehealth sessions, this workshop will support clinicians in identifying which clients will benefit most from telehealth. There are children and families that find it easier to use teleplay to process trauma than face-to-face sessions. This workshop will explore how young children use the mode of telehealth to enhance their relationship with the clinician. Children often use the camera to manipulate the perspective of the therapist, which is a new facet of play therapy. Teleplay can make a clinician feel unmoored while the child client feels empowered. This dichotomy will be explored, and participants will learn how to harness the power of that dynamic for the benefit of their client. Participants will learn not just how to use teleplay but how to love it.

        Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

        1. Utilize the telehealth cheat sheet to provide teleplay
        2. Identify ways to transform in person activities to teleplay platform
        3. Evaluate clients who are potentially more appropriate for teleplay than in person sessions

        3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Special Topics

        This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

        About our presenter:  Katie Thomas is a Massachusetts LMHC who embraced telehealth and teleplay early in pandemic. Ms. Thomas was working at a Boston Hospital and lost access to her playroom. Ms. Thomas’ career has been focused on helping young children and their families after traumatic events.  

        NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants

        VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

        NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.

        Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than November 10, 2023. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after November 10, 2023.

        By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.

        • 2 Feb 2024
        • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
        • Virtual
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        4 + 3 = Goals of Misbehavior in Adlerian Play Therapy

        This webinar will be a mix of didactic and experiential learning. Participants will learn to identify the 4 unconscious goals of misbehavior, attention, power, revenge, and proving inadequacies. They will also gain understanding into the 3 conscious goals of misbehavior, getting, self-elevation, and avoiding. They will work through various scenarios to identify clients’ goals of misbehavior. Participants will also explore skills and techniques to help their clients make changes. They will work in small groups to explore effective storytelling techniques to help clients shift their goal of misbehavior from destructive to more adaptive ways.   

        Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

        1. Name and describe the 4 unconscious goals of misbehavior, which are used in conceptualizing in Adlerian play therapy.
        2. Name and describe the 3 conscious goals of misbehavior, which are used in conceptualizing in Adlerian play therapy.
        3. Explain how to increase their own awareness around their cognitive, affective, and somatic experiences of countertransference in reaction to play therapy clients’ misbehavior.
        4. Describe at least 2 Adlerian play therapy skills designed to help clients make behavioral, cognitive, attitudinal, and affective changes related to the goals of misbehavior.
        5. Describe at least 3 Adlerian play therapy techniques designed to help clients make behavioral, cognitive, attitudinal, and affective changes related to the goals of misbehavior.

          3 APT Live Webinar CE | Foundational/Intermediate | Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories and Play Therapy Special Topics

          This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

          About our presenter: Erica Wassenaar holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has Advanced Certification in AdPT. She teaches for the League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists (LEAPT)She is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.  She is also trained in Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), Critical Incident Stress Management, AutPlay Therapy, PCIT, and EMDR. She is also a coordinator for KIDS Hope USA program through her church.  

          NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants

          VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

          NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.

          Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than January 12, 2024. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after January 12, 2024.

          By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.

          • 9 Feb 2024
          • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
          • Virtual
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          Playful Trauma-Informed Supervision: Expressive Approaches in Play Therapy Supervision

          Supervision is a cornerstone of professional development and the acquisition of clinical skills for play therapists. Using a trauma-informed lens, the workshop will explore play, art, and sand as expressive approaches for play therapy supervision.

          Learning Objectives: After successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

          1. Identify the core components of trauma-informed play therapy supervision
          2. Describe the use of play, art, and sand approaches to integrate into play therapy supervision from a trauma-informed lens
          3. Link specific play, art, and sand interventions with core components of trauma informed supervision for play therapists

          3 APT Live Webinar CE | Intermediate| Play Therapy Special Topics

          This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

          About our presenter: Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™, specializes in using play therapy in clinical practice with abused & traumatized children and adolescents. She has developed trauma informed interventions, is a contributing author to several publications, and has testified as an expert witness in the areas of child abuse and trauma on the state and national levels.

          NEAPT Members $50; Guests $60 | Limited to 50 participants

          VIRTUAL: This will be a virtual meeting. Participants will be awarded LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. Participants must be visible throughout the presentation. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

          NEAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 02-123. NEAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph (screen shot), video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote NEAPT.

          Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than January 19, 2024. Cancellations are subject to a $15 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds or partial refunds after January 19, 2024.

          By registering for this training, you are giving NEAPT permission to add your email to our email list and you are giving permission for NEAPT to use any photographs or screenshots that are taken during the event containing your likeness for promotional purposes.

        Past events

        29 Sep 2023 Welcome to the Darkside: Understanding and Using Villains in Play Therapy
        25 Aug 2023 Bibliotherapy: A Play-Based Approach
        27 Jul 2023 Self-Compassion: A Call for Play Therapists Self-Care
        21 Jul 2023 Core Attachment Therapy©-Prescriptive Play Therapy Approach for Working with Developmental Trauma and Attachment
        14 Jul 2023 A Little, Medium, Big, and Biggest: Family play therapy for young children
        1 Jul 2023 See The Apple? Examining Symbolic Play and Play Therapy™
        30 Jun 2023 See The Apple? Examining Symbolic Play and Play Therapy™
        16 Jun 2023 Superheroes and Pop Culture in Play Therapy
        5 May 2023 NEAPT 2023 Annual Conference
        7 Apr 2023 The Culturally Informed Play Therapist: Creating an Inviting Environment
        10 Mar 2023 A play therapy based approach to treating fears and phobias in young children with or without ASD, Williams Syndrome, or other developmental disabilities
        24 Feb 2023 Integrating Internal Family Systems into the Play Therapy Practice
        7 Feb 2023 Utilizing the Integrative Developmental Model of Supervision to Supervise Play Therapy
        27 Jan 2023 Becoming an External Regulator for Trauma Integration in Play Therapy
        9 Dec 2022 Basic Principles of Drama Therapy for Play Therapists
        18 Nov 2022 History and Theory of Play Therapy
        7 Oct 2022 Polyvagal in the Playroom
        10 Jun 2022 History and Theory of Gestalt Play Therapy
        13 May 2022 NEAPT 2022 Annual Conference
        13 May 2022 NEAPT 2022 Annual Conference EXHIBITOR & SPONSOR REGISTRATION
        29 Apr 2022 Filial Play Therapy
        18 Mar 2022 Core Attachment Therapy©: Secure Attachment for the Adopted Child - A Prescriptive Play Therapy Approach
        3 Mar 2022 Introduction to Child-Centered Play Therapy
        17 Feb 2022 Sensory Processing in Play Therapy
        28 Jan 2022 Exploring Relationships through Play Therapy Techniques
        17 Dec 2021 Utilizing Child Centered Play Therapy to Advocate and Support Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents
        5 Nov 2021 Nuts and Bolts of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy
        1 Oct 2021 Adlerian Play Therapy through a Neurobiology Lens
        17 Sep 2021 High Conflict Divorce: Understanding the Whole Picture
        27 Aug 2021 Co-Regulation in Play Therapy: Harnessing the Power of Relational Neuroscience to Improve Your Practice
        29 Jun 2021 Why You Playin’- Using Play to Empower and Build Self-Esteem with Girls
        15 Jun 2021 School-Based Play Therapy: Responding to Children’s Disruptive Behaviors
        13 May 2021 Play Therapy and Children with Disabilities: Going Out on a Limb
        27 Apr 2021 Utilizing Reality Play Therapy to Explore a Child's Quality World
        26 Mar 2021 Supervision of Play Therapy with Traumatized Children
        24 Feb 2021 Looking Deeper into the Presenting Problem: Practicing Cultural Humility in the Play Therapy Setting
        22 Jan 2021 Bibliotherapy: A Play Therapy Approach
        12 Nov 2020 Addressing Grief and Loss in the Play Room
        31 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference: Session 5 - Let’s Play (Therapy) Outside!
        30 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference: Session 4 - Core Attachment Therapy©: Secure Attachment for the Adopted Child – A Prescriptive Play Therapy Process
        30 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference: Session 3 - Playful Supervision Skills for All Levels…Basics and Beyond!
        29 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference: Session 2 - Identifying and Utilizing the Therapeutic Powers of Play in Play Therapy
        29 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference: Session 1 - Circles and Sticks: Foundational Basics of Play Therapy
        29 Oct 2020 NEAPT Virtual Conference - Continuing Education
        30 Sep 2020 Play Therapy Skills for Building Resiliency with Military Families
        28 Aug 2020 Integrating Play Therapy with EMDR
        7 Aug 2020 Digital Play Therapy
        16 Jul 2020 Playful Ways to Help Children with Anxiety and Anger
        17 Jun 2020 A Play Therapy Approach to Attachment-Disrupted Children
        23 Nov 2019 Movie Day: It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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