Celebrate International Play Therapy Week February 4-10, 2024, with a FREE Training on February 2nd!!!

“The Building Blocks of Play Therapy”

with Heather Stephenson, MS, CMHC, RPT-S™

Date: February 2, 2024

Time: 8:30 am -4:30 pm

Location: Kids On The Move, 475 W 260 N, Orem, UT

This 6-hour training is FREE for UAPT members and $25 for non-members.

Space is limited to 50 participants so register ASAP

**Please note – Registration will close on January 30, 2024 at 7:00 pm

6 Contact CE’s offered

Participant may apply 1 CE for History, 3 CE in Seminal Theories, and 2 CE in Skills and Methods OR a combination totaling 6 CEs for those listed and applicant’s choice from this training toward requirements for the RPT ™ credential

6 NASW CEUs

Are you new to play therapy or a seasoned veteran that could use a refresher? Then this conference is for you! Come learn about the importance of play and the history of play therapy. We will be discussing some basic play therapy skills as well as theory specific techniques. Participants will learn the basics of 5 theoretical models and how to apply them by comparing their use through a single case study. 

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss the history of and rationale behind the use of play therapy. 

2. Describe how play therapy works with a child’s brain development.

3. Identify and practice basic play therapy skills.

4. Identify the stages of play therapy in general as well as within specific theoretical models.

5. Compare the basics of several historical theoretical models and how to apply each model to play therapy. 

6. List specific interventions to use with individuals in play therapy based on each theory discussed.

Schedule of conference:

Registration and continental breakfast starts at 8:00 am

8:30-10:30  History and rationale of play therapy

• Definition of play and play therapy

• The brain and child development

• History of play therapy

• Research on play therapy

• Nondirective vs Directive

• Setting up a playroom

• Basic skills and stages of play therapy

• Experiential practice of basic skills 

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Humanistic Theory

• Overview of Carl Rogers

• Overview of Virginia Axline

• Overview of Garry Landreth and Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)

• Video example of CCPT

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:00 Cognitive Behavioral and Jungian

• Overview of Susan Knell and Cognitive behavioral play therapy

• Intervention (Feelings Game)

• Overview of Lowenfield, Kalff, and JP Lilly, Jungian play therapy

• Intervention (Mandalas)

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:30 Adlerian and Gestalt

• Overview of Terry Kottman and Adlerian play therapy

• Intervention

• Overview of Violet Oaklander and Gestalt play therapy

• Video Example of gestalt play therapy

• Mention emerging theories: ACT, prescriptive, trauma focused, solution focused, story play, synergetic

UAPT Member: FREE

Non-Member: $25

*Group Discount tickets available to those registering 5 or more individuals. Group tickets are set up individually.  To purchase, each individual can pay for their own ticket based on whether they are a UAPT member or a professional.  Or, 5 or more tickets can be purchased at once.  Simply choose the number of tickets needed for each category (listed above) and proceed to purchase. We will need to know the names of attendees for certificates. Please email uaptsecretary1@gmail.com with the names participants you purchased tickets for.

Questions on how to purchase tickets can be directed to uaptsecretary1@gmail.com

APT Approved Provider 98-036

UAPT Cancellation Policy

Registration cancellations must be submitted to UAPT in writing. The Conference fees will be refunded only if the request is postmarked, or emailed to utahplaytherapy@gmail.com, 30 days prior to the conference or workshop. Registration refunds will not be made within 30 days prior to the conference or workshop.   No refunds will be given to parties who register but do not attend. Registrations may be transferred to another person without penalty only if original registrant notifies UAPT.

UAPT reserves the right to cancel this conference in the event of unforeseen circumstances.  If such occurs, UAPT will attempt to notify registrants at least 10 calendar days prior to the conference and refund all registration, workshop, continuing education fees.