Description
WORK TOWARD BECOMING A REGISTERED PLAY THERAPIST
DESCRIPTION
This friendly and welcoming small group training is for therapists, counselors, social workers, and other providers who are interested in learning how to apply directive and nondirective play techniques in working with children, youth and families. This training provides an integrative approach to play therapy using lecture, video, demonstrations, roleplay and practice exercises.
The training is broken into two parts. The morning session includes a review of play therapy basics (modalities, materials, cultural considerations, and contraindications) and non-directive play. The afternoon session reviews directive play modalities and interventions. The overall goal for this training is to provide participants with as much introductory information as possible in order to provide effective play based interventions for their clients.
Training will be in-person and limited to 6 participants. The ratio of participants to workshop leader is small to ensure opportunity to address individual questions, concerns and discussion.
TIME AND DATE: Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9:00AM TO 4:30 PM. There will be a one hour lunch break and a 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon.
LOCATION: 3468 Mt. Diablo Blvd, Suite B203, Lafayette, CA 94549
TARGET AUDIENCE: This course is designed for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, LEPs and pre-licensed associates
PREREQUISITES: None.
TRAINER: Cristal Alvarado, MFT, Registered Play Therapist, is a bilingual Marriage and Family Therapist with an MA in Counseling Psychology and Correctional Emphasis. She currently works as the Program Director of Learning and Education Director for East Bay Agency for Children (EBAC) and previously worked with at-risk youth and Hayward families at the Hayward Police Department and First Five in East San Jose. Cristal provides play therapy trainings to agencies in the San Francisco Bay area.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After the training participants will be able to:
- Identify at least two (2) ways in which directive and nondirective play are different.
- Implement at least two (2) interventions/activities for both types of play (directive and non-directive).
- Identify at least two (2) situations or types of clients for which play therapy would usually be contraindicated.
- Perform at least three (3) core play therapy skills – tracking, reflective responding, and empathetic responding
- Explain the difference between play therapy and play-based interventions based upon their theoretical foundations, clinical applications and key differences in practice.
- Identify at least three (3) theoretical approaches to play therapy and explain how this influences therapeutic interventions with childre
CONTINUING EDUCATION
6 CEs-$25 additional charge. Purchase separately. 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. .Growth through Play Therapy is an approved provider for the Association for Play Therapy APT 09-241 No extra charge for APT approval. These workshops and presenter have no conflict of interest in presenting this workshop, nor is there any commercial support
Partial credit cannot be offered.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Full refund if canceled 45 days in advance minus a $75 administrative fee. After that date there will be no refund unless space is filled from the waiting list. If the training is cancelled by Growth through Play Therapy, a full refund will be given unless the participant confirms by e-mail that they are registering for another class.
Questions about course content: Contact: Cristal Alvarado@cristal@fluentinplaytherapy.com
Administrative questions: Contact Jeannette Harroun at jeannette@bayarea-counseling.com or 925-890-7478
