Course curriculum

    1. Tutorial

    2. Thinkific Troubleshooting Tips

    3. Course Agenda

    4. Slideshow

    1. The Independent Plan

    2. The Basics of Theraplay

    3. Using The SUDS Scale

    4. Practical Coping Skills

    5. Fear and Guilt

    6. Parent Choice Giving

    7. 1-2-3 Magic

    8. How to Negotiate a Family Contract

    9. Change Your Mind, Change Your Life

    10. Setting Boundaries

    1. CPRT Parent Notebook

    2. Recommended Toy List for CPRT

    3. CPRT Troubleshooting Guide

    4. CPRT Adaptation Worksheet

    5. CPRT Goal-Setting Worksheet

    6. My CPRT Action Plan

    7. Positive Encouragement Leads to Esteem Building

    8. Printable PDF Handouts

    1. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $300.00
  • June 26-27, 2025
  • Parsons Counseling Training Institute: 208 Kidd Dr. Berea, KY 40403
  • 12 NBCC/APTCE Hours

Empowering Caregivers

Course Description

This training program is designed to equip mental health professionals with the knowledge and skills to effectively support parents in building stronger, more nurturing relationships with their children. Participants will learn eight proven parenting techniques and gain a deep understanding of how to incorporate Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) principles into their work with families. The program emphasizes the importance of involving parents in their child's therapy sessions, teaching them to use CCPT language, deliver healing messages, and set limits through choice-giving. Attendees will also explore ways to foster connection and create shared positive memories between parents and children through engaging activities such as games, movement, songs, and touch. Additionally, participants will learn how to conduct family sessions that incorporate parenting education, increase attachment, promote shared fun, and engage family members in therapeutic interventions. By the end of the training, participants will have a toolbox of strategies to empower parents and promote healthy, resilient parent-child relationships.


Learning Objectives:

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:


1. Identify and apply at least eight effective parenting techniques that promote positive behavior, emotional regulation, and secure attachment in children.

2. Incorporate Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) principles when working with families, involving parents in therapy sessions and facilitating a collaborative treatment approach.

3. Teach parents to use Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) language, deliver the four healing messages, and set limits through choice-giving to enhance parent-child communication, understanding, and discipline

4. Design and implement engaging activities that foster parent-child connection and create shared positive memories, such as games, movement, songs, and touch activities.

5. Conduct family sessions that incorporate parenting education, increase attachment, promote shared fun, and engage families in therapeutic interventions.


Duration/ CE HOURS:

The training program spans two days, totaling 12 CE hours of instruction and practice.

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 discretion  of the training coordinator. Bundled or discounted registrations are non-refundable.

Instructor

Lisa Parsons

M.Ed, LPCC-S RPT-S

Lisa Parsons is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S) and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S) practicing in Berea, KY. Lisa is certified in the following:EMDR, AutPlay, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Hypnotherapy, and Theraplay Level One. Lisa is TF-CBT Trained with supervision and Gottman Level 2 Trained. Lisa is also the proud owner of Parsons Counseling & Play Therapy Center located in Berea, KY and Richmond, KY. Lisa specializes in working with children through adults with emphasis on attachment, trauma, and strengthening families.

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