Friday, February 21st, 2025 from 9am-12:15pm

VIRTUAL Play Therapy Training

Join us for a playful panel with three experienced Play Therapists! Learn about the origins and history of play therapy, presented by Sheri Mitschelen, LCSW, RPT-S. Also, you will learn to identify the different play therapy modalities, types of populations and diagnosis’ play therapy can be used with. You will then learn about two types of seminal play therapies with an overview of the theory of child-centered play therapy (CCPT), presented by Michelle Walker, LCSW, RPT-S. Learn the six basic conditions and tenets of CCPT, and an introduction to the skills of CCPT. Dr. Samantha Long, PhD, LPC, RPT, NCC will then present on Adlerian Play Theory and how play therapists can incorporate the use of Adlerian ideas in the primary aspects of play therapy. 

This qualifies as one hour of History and two hours of historically significant theory/seminal training for the RPT credential through the Association for Play Therapy.

Following the workshop, participants will be able to:

1.  Play Therapists will be able to discuss the history of play therapy. 

2.  Play Therapists will gain a fundamental knowledge about Child Centered Play Therapy and will be able to describe the six tenets. 

3.  Play Therapists will define Adlerian play therapy concepts and how they can be used in the Playroom.

Topic: Play Therapy History/Seminal Theories

Cost: $75.00 early bird, $85.00 regular pricing, $95.00 late registration

Student: $35.00 (With VALID ID). Send to paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com for verification. 

Presenter: Sheri Mitschelen, LCSW, RPT-S, Michelle Walker, LCSW, RPT-S, and Dr. Samantha Long, PhD, LPC, RPT, NCC

 

Friday, March 21st, 2025 from 9am-12:15pm

VIRTUAL Play Therapy Training 

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is quite the negative jumble of words to describe the unique combination of strengths and differences many of us possess!

The CDC reported that between 2016 and 2022, ADHD in 3-17-year-olds increased by an additional million diagnoses, and the numbers continue to grow! While we are identifying these differences more frequently, we can still do a great deal to improve the language and support provided to ADHDers. Over the past 60 years, we have witnessed play therapy’s power in supporting neurodivergent children.

As the field of play therapy and understanding of neurodivergence has grown, therapists have increased access to information and tools to support neurodivergent children in an affirming way.

This workshop will review how play therapy seminal theories like child-centered play therapy can support ADHD clients and the considerations that therapists can incorporate when providing accommodations and modifications to help the individual differences of their ADHD clients.

Objectives:

Participants will review the Neurodiversity paradigm and considerations for reshaping the language and supports we use for clients with ADHD.

Participants will explore 3-5 ways to accommodate and modify the applications of seminal theories to provide individualized and affirming support to their client.

Participants will review the LISTEN acronym and its application to supporting and advocating for their ADHD play therapy clients.

Cost: $75.00 early bird, $85.00 regular pricing, $95.00 late registration

Student: $35.00 (With VALID ID). Send to paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com for verification. 

Presenter: Katie Bassiri, MA, LPCC, RPT-S

Friday, April 11th, 2025 from 9am-12:15pm

VIRTUAL Play Therapy Training 

Participants will learn how to integrate play therapy interventions into family therapy to enhance attachment, strengthen relationships, and promote emotional safety. Grounded in family systems theory, attachment theory, and trauma-informed care, this training explores playful interventions that facilitate communication, co-regulation, and secure connections within family units. Play therapists will gain knowledge of strategies for implementing developmentally appropriate play therapy techniques that foster emotional expression, repair relational ruptures, and build attuned interactions between caregivers and children.

Objectives:

1. Explain how play therapy aligns with attachment theory and family systems theory.

2. Apply playful techniques to support emotional expression and relational repair.

3. Identify strategies for creating a trauma-informed, play-based therapeutic environment.

4. Apply experiential and expressive interventions to enhance family communication and problem-solving.

Cost: $75.00 early bird, $85.00 regular pricing, $95.00 late registration

Student: $35.00 (With VALID ID). Send to paige@crossroadsfamilycc.com for verification. 

Presenter: Christa Butler, MS, LPC, RPT-S