Description
Introduction to Filial Family Play (On-Line) – November 8, 2025 – 3 CEUs
Cost: $105
DESCRIPTION:
On-line (Zoom)
WORK TOWARD BECOMING A REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST
Curious about Filial Family Training but not quite ready to sign up for a longer training? This class, an overview of Filial Family Therapy, is for you!
Filial Family Therapy is a psychoeducation model of family play therapy developed by Drs. Bernard and Louise Gurney. In this model, therapists teach parents to become the healer of their own child in a process which enhances the parent/child relationship. Additionally, the skills involved are foundational for positive and effective parenting. Play is the language of children and when parents learn to let their child lead the play and at the same time practice effective structuring and limit setting, the parent-child relationship deepens, which provides a path to long lasting healing. Parents are better able to understand their children’s needs through play. The therapist’s role is that of trainer and supervisor, providing training in specific play therapy skills and feedback on use of the skills. Also initially developed as a model for training groups of parents, it can also be provided to individual families to address a wide array of issues and concerns. This workshop provides an overview of the model and its application.
TIME AND DATE:
On-line Workshop (Zoom): Saturday, November 8, 2025; : 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
LOCATION: Zoom link will be provided prior to the workshop taking place
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is designed for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs and pre-licensed associates
Prerequisites: Both training and experience in Child Centered Play Therapy are preferred but not required.
Recommended reading: Group Filial Therapy: The Complete Guide to Teaching Parents to Play Therapeutically with their Children by Louise Guerney and Virginia Ryan or Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Relationships through Play by Risë VanFleet.
TRAINER: Jeannette Harroun, LMFT, RPT is a Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist. She holds certifications from the National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE) as a practitioner, supervisor and educator in both Child Centered Play Therapy and Filial Family Therapy. She has a private practice in Lafayette, CA where she provides psychotherapy and individual consultation and supervision. Her approach to therapy is described as positive, warm and playful. She works with children, teens and parents in addressing a variety of concerns including self-regulation, self-esteem, attachment, tantrums and impulsivity, parenting/co-parenting/blended family issues, anxiety, depression, school and motivational issues, trauma, and divorce. She offers supervision and consultation for therapists seeking the Registered Play Therapist designation. She regularly teaches CEU courses with Growth Through Play Therapy Training Associates as well as other organizations and has been an adjunct faculty member with the University of Phoenix and a workshop provider with John F. Kennedy University and provided numerous trainings and workshops.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe the therapist’s role in Filial Family Therapy.
- Identify the skills of Child Centered Play Therapy that parents will learn in Filial Family Therapy.
- List the primary underlying principles and attitudes needed for success in training parents in Filial Family Therapy.
- Identify the steps/phases of Filial Family Therapy.
- Outline the criteria used to identify whether parents/children are appropriate candidates for Filial Family Therapy.
- Identify 2 or more Filial Family Therapy formats.
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
This course meets the qualifications for 3 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCC, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Growth Through Play Therapy is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, 1032322, to sponsor continuing education for LMFT’S, LCSW’S, LPCC’S AND LEP’S. They maintain responsibility for this program/course and its content. 3 CEs-$25 additional charge. Purchase separately.
Growth through Play Therapy is an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy – APT 09-241. There is no extra charge for APT CEs. Partial credit cannot be offered.
ACCOMONDATIONS
To request accommodations for special needs, please email the trainer at jeannette@bayarea-counseling.com
GRIEVANCES.
To obtain the grievance policy or report a grievance please email kepernet@gmail.com or call 510-923-0520
CERTIFICATES
Course Completion certificates will be awarded at the end of the course in exchange for a completed evaluation form. Course meets the qualifications for 20 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs and LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Growth through Play Therapy is an approved provider for The Association of Play Therapy, 09-241
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refund if canceled 30 days in advance minus $50 administrative fee; In the event that a request is made for a future training, it would need to be in writing via e-mail and confirmed by Karen Pernet or Jeannette Harroun by e-mail. After 60 days there will be no refund unless space is filled from the waiting list. In that case, the payment will be refunded minus the administrative fee. If there is insufficient enrollment or unforeseen event, the training will be postponed or cancelled and there will be a full refund offered.
PLEASE NOTE: Cancelling your Zoom meeting registration does not constitute cancellation of your Growth Through Play session registration. Please refer to our cancellation policy above, which supersedes all other mentions of options to cancel your registration.
QUESTIONS
Contact Jeannette Harroun, LMFT; jeannette@bayarea-counseling.com
ENHANCE YOUR PLAY THERAPY SKILLS
