UAPT Annual Conference

**Please note – Registration will close on September 6, 2023 at 12:00 pm**

A two day conference exploring the

Foundations of Adlerian Play Therapy &

Interventions in Adlerian Play Therapy 

September 15th and 16th, 2023

Scenic View Academy, Orem, Utah

This conference will provide each participant

12 DirectContact CE’s. Participant may choose to apply this training toward requirement for the RPT (TM) credential:  Play Therapy Seminal Theory, Play Therapy Special Topics, or Applicant’s Choice

In this fun, interactive 2-day workshop, Terry Kottman, “inventor” of Adlerian play therapy, and
Erica Wassenaar, expert teacher of Adlerian play therapy, will introduce participants to Adlerian
play therapy, an evidence-based method of integrating the concepts and techniques of
Individual Psychology with the practice of play therapy (Dillman Taylor & Kottman, 2019;
Kottman & Meany-Walen, 2016, 2018). Participants will learn methods for establishing
relationships with clients, exploring client’s lifestyles, helping clients gain insight into their
lifestyles, and reorienting and reeducating clients.

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, and metacommunication to connect with them. The process of co-creating a relationship with the child allows play 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. We will explore several of the ways that Adlerians conceptualize children and the
significant adults in their lives: impact of culture, goals of misbehavior, the Crucial Cs, and
personality priorities. 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 skills for improving the relationship is an integral part of the consultation component
of Adlerian play therapy.

Learning Outcomes

Day 1: Foundations of Adlerian Play Therapy

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to…
1. Describe at least 1 basic concept of Individual Psychology as applied to play therapy.
2. Name each of the 4 phases of Adlerian play therapy.
3. Discuss the difference between play therapy skills, strategies, and techniques.
4. Describe why understanding the client’s culture is essential in conceptualizing clients in
Adlerian play therapy.
5. Explain what the Crucial Cs are and why they are important in Adlerian play therapy.
6. Define metacommunication and explain how it is used in Adlerian play therapy.

Day 2: Interventions in Adlerian Play Therapy

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to…
1. List the goals of misbehavior (Attention, Power, Revenge, Proving Inadequacy), and
explain how the goals of misbehavior are used in Adlerian play therapy.
2. Describe 2 techniques for exploring the child’s lifestyle in Adlerian play therapy.
3. Describe 2 techniques for building a relationship with the child in Adlerian play therapy.
4. Describe 2 techniques for helping the child gain insight into his/her lifestyle in Adlerian
play therapy.
5. Describe 1 strategy for reorientation/reeducation of the child in Adlerian play therapy.
6. Explain the importance of consulting with parents and teachers in Adlerian play therapy.

Foundations of AdPT Syllabus/Outline

½ hour — History of Adlerian Play Therapy
½ hour – Basic Concepts of Individual Psychology Applied to Play Therapy
¼ hour — Skills, Strategies, and Techniques
½ hour — Overview of phases
¾ hour – Beginning the Relationships (Phase 1)
1.5 hours –Exploring the Client’s Lifestyle (Phase 2)
 Impact of Culture
 Family constellation/family atmosphere
 Goals of misbehavior
 Crucial Cs
 Personality priorities
 Life tasks
 Conceptualizing and treatment planning

¾ hour – Helping the Client Gain Insight (Phase 3)
 Metacommunication
 Metaphors
½ hour – Facilitating Change in the Client’s Thinking, Behaving, and/or Feeling
½ hour – Consulting with Parents and/or Teachers
¼ hour –Questions?

Professional: $375

*Professional w/Group Discount: $300

UAPT Member: $299

*UAPT Member w/Group Discount: $239.20

Student $199 flat rate

*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, minus a $75 administrative charge, 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.