2023 CONTACT TRAINING SCHEDULE
Friday Trainings Series

COME PLAY AND LEARN!
The Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy offers workshops on a variety of play therapy topics. These 2023 workshops are ALL IN PERSON! Sign up for one workshop ... or a whole series. Register for what works best for YOU.
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.
(APT Approved Provider 15-407).
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all workshops are in person in Farmington Hills, MI
and in Eastern Standard Time
for more details about each training, click on the title!
Register for
trainings individually
or as a bundle
(and save)
most contact workshops are $25/hr
2 hr = $50, 3 hr = $75, 6 hr = $150
Buy a BUNDLE of all ALL 16 trainings (8 Fridays), a total of 44 CONTACT instruction hours for APT = $1000
* a $100 savings! *
Contact Training Series
One Friday every month join me IN PERSON for a day of Play Therapy Learning & Fun
(click on the course name for full description & learning objectives)
1/13/2023 10am-12pm The Importance of Play & Foundations of Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
1/13/2023 1pm-4pm Play Therapy Sample Platter: Overview of the Models (3 contact hours)
2/102023 9am-12pm Non-Directive Play Therapy Skills (3 contact hours)
2/10/2023 1pm-4pm Working with Families in Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
3/10/2023 9am-12pm Intro to Adlerian Play Therapy (3 contact hours)
3/10/2023 1pm-4pm Lifestyle Assessment (Adlerian Play Therapy Case Conceptualization (2 contact hours)
4/28/2023 9am-4pm Sensory Systems, Polyvagal Theory, & Co-Regulation in Play Therapy (6 contact hours)
5/5/2023 10am-12pm Development & Identity in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
5/5/2023 1pm-3pm Intro to Sandtray Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
6/2/2023 10am-12pm Feeling Activities: Emotional Identification and Regulation in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
6/2/2023 1pm-3pm Chill Out!: Play Therapy Strategies to Cope with Big Feelings (2 contact hours)
6/2/2023 4pm-6pm Helping Kids with Angry Feelings through Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
9/8/2023 10am-12pm Worry Wonders: Play Therapy to Tame Anxiety (2 contact hours)
9/8/2023 1pm-3pm Confidence Corner: Helping Kids Raise their Self-Esteem through Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
9/8/2023 4pm-6pm Why Can't We Be Friends?: Social Navigation in Play Therapy (2 contact hours)
10/27/2023 9am-4pm Putting It All Together: Play Therapy Treatment Planning (6 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.