2021 COURSE SCHEDULE
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The Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy offers workshops on a variety of play therapy topics. These 2021 workshops are ALL ONLINE AND LIVE. Sign up for one workshop ... or a whole series. Register for what works best for YOU.
Due to COVID-19 health concerns, these one-time, online events have been approved by APT for a total of 57 hrs CONTACT CE Hours (APT approved provider 15-407).
The training will follow APT's guidelines for current training conditions ... which means the workshop will be live and interactive, there will be no more than 40 participants, and each workshop will include a post-test for attendees that must be taken and passed to earn the contact hours within 2 weeks of the training.
If you are just starting to learn about play therapy it is recommended that you start at the beginning of the series, as some workshops build upon each other. However it is not required to attend the workshops sequentially.
All trainings are taught by Laura Hutchison, PsyD, LP, RPT/S.
all workshops are ONLINE, LIVE, and in Eastern Standard Time
for more details about each training, click on the title!
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Mini Boot Camp - $350
Fall Fridays
Phase One/Mornings - $400
Phase Two/Afternoons - $350
Mini Boot Camp AND
Phase Two/Fall Friday Afternoons
= $650
Mini Boot Camp & Fridays all day
(Phases One & Two) = $950
2 hour workshops are $40,
3 hour workshops are $60
Mini Boot Camp this August!
2 Days, 8 trainings, 18 contact training hours
(click on the course name for full description & learning objectives)
thursday
8/12/2021 9am-11am Virtual Play Rooms: TelePlay Therapy (2 contact hours)
8/12/2021 12pm-3pm Feelings Activities: Emotion Identification & Regulation in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
8/12/2021 3:30Pm-6:30pm Self-Concept: Helping Kids Learn about Themselves in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
8/12/2021 7:00-9:00pm Why Can’t we Be Friends?: Social Skills in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
Friday
8/13/2021 9am-11am Helping kids with Angry Feelings through Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
8/13/2021 12pm-2pm Worry Wonders: Play Therapy Techniques to Tame Anxiety (2 contact hours)
8/13/2021 2:30-4:30pm Chill Out!: Play Therapy Strategies to Cope with Big Feelings (2 contact hours)
8/13/2021 5:30pm-7:30pm Confidence Corner: Helping Kids Raise their Self-Esteem (2 contact hours)
Fall Fridays
Friday mornings will focus on Phase One Curriculum
9 weeks, 9 trainings, 20 contact training hours
(click on the course name for full description & learning objectives)
9/24/2021 10am-12pm The Importance of Play & Foundations of Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
10/1/2021 9am-12pm Play Therapy Sample Platter: Overview of the Models (3 contact hours)
10/8/2021 10am-12pm Play Therapy Experience: Connections to Childhood (2 contact hours, 1 non contact)
10/22/2021 10am-12pm Setting Up a Play Therapy Room (2 contact hours)
10/29/2021 10am-12pm Non-Directive Play Therapy Skills (2 contact hours)
11/5/2021 10am-12pm Development & Identity in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
11/19/2021 10am-12pm Play Therapy & the Family, part one: Assessing & Working with Families (2 contact hours)
12/3/2021 9am-12pm Play Therapy & the Family, part two: Models& Interventions (3 contact hours)
12/10/2021 10am-12pm CCPT 101 (2 contact hours)
Friday afternoons will focus on Phase Two Curriculum
7 weeks, 7 trainings, 18 contact training hours
9/24/2021 1pm-3pm Play Therapy Case Conceptualization & Common Diagnoses: What, When, & Why (2 contact hours)
10/1/2021 1pm-4pm Case Study Review: Looking through Different Play Therapy Lenses (3 contact hours)
10/8/2021 1pm-5pm Game On!: Creating & Using Games in Play Therapy (4 contact hours)
10/22/2021 1pm-4pm Using Polyvagal Theory in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
10/29/2021 1pm-3pm Intro to Sandtray Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
11/5/2021 1pm-3pm Using Sensory Play in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
11/19/2021 1pm-3pm Greatest Mistakes Play Therapists Make (2 contact hours)
Continuing Education for Play Therapy
The Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to sponsor continuing education specific to play therapy and maintains responsibility for the program. APT Approved Provider 15-407.
Full attendance is required. Continuing education verification is handed out to participants following the training. If you have questions regarding continuing education, learning objectives, agenda, grievance issues please contact Laura Hutchison at .