2022 COURSE SCHEDULE
Friday Trainings Series
COME PLAY AND LEARN!

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The Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy offers workshops on a variety of play therapy topics. These 2022 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 65 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, cameras must be kept on, 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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Fridays
The Basics
(10 trainings, 24 CEs) - $450
Case Conceptualization/Assessment
(4 trainings, 12 CEs) - $225
Interventions
(8 trainings, 20 CEs) - $375
& more
(4 trainings, 13 CEs) - $250
All 26 trainings (12 Fridays), a total of 68 contact hours = $1200
* a $100 savings! *
2 hour workshops are $40,
3 hour workshops are $60
Friday Training Series
12 Fridays during January through May
26 trainings with 68 contact training hours for APT
(click on the course name for full description & learning objectives)
The Basics
1/14/2022 10am-12pm The Importance of Play & Foundations of Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
1/14/2022 1pm-3pm Play Therapy Experience: Connections to Childhood (2 contact hours, 1 non contact)
1/21/2022 9am-12pm Play Therapy Sample Platter: Overview of the Models (3 contact hours)
1/21/2022 1pm-3pm Setting Up a Play Therapy Space (2 contact hours)
1/21/2022 4pm-6pm Creating Virtual Play Rooms (2 contact hours)
1/28/2022 9am-12pm Working with Families in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
1/28/2022 1pm-4pm Non-Directive Play Therapy Skills (3 contact hours)
2/4/2022 9am-12pm Intro to Adlerian Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
2/4/2022 1pm-3pm Intro to Family Play Therapy Models (2 contact hours)
2/4/2022 4pm-6pm Intro to Sandtray Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
Case Conceptualization/Assessment
2/11/2022 10am-12pm Development & Identity in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
2/11/2022 1pm-3pm Lifestyle Assessment (Adlerian Play Therapy Case Conceptualization ) (2 contact hours)
2/11/2022 4pm-6pm Family Assessment in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
2/18/2022 9am-4pm Sensory Systems, Polyvagal Theory, & Co-Regulation in Play Therapy (6 contact hours)
Interventions
3/4/2022 9am-12pm Self-Concept: Helping Kids Learn about themselves in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
3/4/2022 1pm-4pm Feeling Activities: Emotional Identification and Regulation in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
3/11/2022 10am-12pm Helping Kids with Angry Feelings through Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
3/11/2022 1pm-3pm Worry Wonders: Play Therapy to Tame Anxiety (2 contact hours)
3/11/2022 4pm-6pm Confidence Corner: Helping Kids Raise their Self-Esteem through Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
3/18/2022 9am-11am Why Can't We Be Friends?: Social Skills in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
3/18/2022 12pm-2pm Chill Out!: Play Therapy Strategies to Cope with Big Feelings (2 contact hours)
3/18/2022 2:30pm-6:30pm Game On: Using & Creating Games in Play Therapy (4 hours)
... and more!
4/22/2022 9am-4pm Putting It All Together: Play Therapy Treatment Planning (6 hours)
4/29/2022 10am-12pm Greatest Mistakes in Play Therapy (2 hours)
4/29/2022 1pm-3pm Battling Burnout: Effective Moments in Play Therapy (2 hours)
5/6/2022 9am-12pm Play Therapy Supervision (3 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 playdr@gmail.com.
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.