Tutorial
Thinkific Troubleshooting Tips
Welcome Letter
Agenda
Weekend1 Power Point
8 Rule of Thumbs
Tenets for Relating to Children
Objectives in Child-Center Play Therapy
Distinctive Analysis of Play
Test Questions
Weekend2 Power Point
Being With
Toys and Materials for the Playroom
List of Playcase supplies
Self-Esteem Building Responses
Steps to Positive Encouragement and Self-Esteem Building
Examples of Reflecting Feelings in the Playroom
Test Questions
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Course Description
Transform yourself to release the child’s self-healing power.
This intensive, cohort-based training transforms your therapeutic practice by grounding you in the complete Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) model. Spanning four weekends of live webinar instruction over a three-month journey, this course bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and clinical application.
Rather than just learning techniques, you will undergo a personal and professional transformation. You will learn to view play as a child's natural language, mastering the core philosophy required to become a fully present, empathic witness to a child's internal world.
In this 3-month cohort, you will:
Learn all of CCPT: Master the foundational history, stages of the play process, and the core philosophy of Garry Landreth and Virginia Axline.
Facilitate the Play Relationship: Develop the presence required to build a therapeutic bond based on acceptance and safety.
Master the Skills of Response: Gain clinical fluency in facilitative responding, verbal tracking, and core healing messages.
Limit Setting & Choice Giving: Implement the ACT model to facilitate child self-responsibility and self-discipline.
Clinical Readiness: Learn to curate essential playroom materials and partner effectively with parents and teachers.
Course Format & Credits:This training provides a total of 36 APT CEs and 25 NBCC CEs.
25 Hours of Live Webinar Instruction: Four weekends (Saturday & Sunday) of comprehensive, interactive training.
11 Hours of Independent Study: Foundational reading from Garry Landreth’s Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship (accompanied by a book quiz).
Clinical Practice: Apply your learning through independent clinical practice throughout the 3-month duration to solidify your skills.
Emerge from this journey transformed, confident, and fully ready to do CCPT.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this cohort, participants will be able to:
Describe the historical development of play therapy, from Virginia Axline to the contemporary CCPT model of Garry Landreth.
Analyze the function of play as a tool for activating the therapeutic powers of play, including catharsis and self-expression.
Identify and select essential playroom materials categorized for real-life expression, aggressive release, and creative growth.
Demonstrate the four dimensions of the play therapy relationship (presence, understanding, and caring) through clinical practice.
Utilize the nine categories of facilitative play therapy responses to communicate empathic understanding.
Apply the ACT model and Choice-Giving techniques to build child self-esteem and self-responsibility.
Differentiate between the play behaviors of adjusted and maladjusted children to identify markers of therapeutic progress.
Formulate strategies for partnering with parents and teachers through Filial Play Therapy principles.
Starts: July 25, 2026 through November 8, 2026
25 CE hours for NBCC and APT.
Work toward becoming a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) by attending this conference. Go to www.a4pt.org for more information.
Provider Information:
Parsons Counseling Training Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7101. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Parsons Counseling Training Institute is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Parsons Counseling, LLC has been approved by APT as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, APT No. 17-496. Programs that do not qualify for APT credit are clearly identified. Parsons Counseling, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
If you have any questions regarding continuing education, the program, grievance issues, or learning objectives, please contact the Training Institute Coordinator at 859-985-7862 or by emailing [email protected].
Cancellations with 14 or more days' notice will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee. Cancellations with less than 14 days' notice will not be refunded. A 50% credit towards a future trainings may be applied at the discretion of the training coordinator. Bundled or discounted registrations are non-refundable.
