This training is one section of our larger Child-Centered Play Therapy Foundations Book Study based on the book Child-Centered Play Therapy by Rise VanFleet and colleagues.
Whether you are completing this course as a standalone training or as part of the full 12 CE bundle, we are glad you are here.
📕 Purchase or borrow a copy of Child-Centered Play Therapy. The book is yours to keep and can serve as a valuable resource throughout your play therapy journey.
🎓 Earn 2 APT and 2 NBCC non-contact continuing education hours by reading the assigned chapters, passing the course exam with a score of 80% or higher, and completing the course evaluation.
📚 This course focuses on how to bring parents into CPPT while maintaining appropriate boundaries with the child. This section even includes a supplemental video from Gabrielle Anderson, LMFT, RPT-S™ helping to bring this book section to life.
This course is one of four trainings included in the Child-Centered Play Therapy Foundations Book Study. Participants completing the full bundle may earn the following certificates:
• The History of Child-Centered Play Therapy: From Foundations to Present (3 CEs)
• Understanding Play Room Set Up, Themes and Techniques of Play Therapy (3 CEs)
• Involving Parents in Child-Centered Play Therapy (2 CEs)
• Practical Applications of Child-Centered Play Therapy in Various Cultural Settings (4 CEs)
Together, these four trainings provide 12 APT and 12 NBCC continuing education hours while covering foundational theory, history, cultural considerations, skills, methods, and parent involvement within a Child-Centered Play Therapy framework.
Need to save a section for a future RPT training phase? You can. Because each course has its own exam and certificate, participants may complete sections and claim CE credit when the hours are needed.
Purchased separately, these four trainings would cost $299. Save $149 when you purchase the complete CCPT Foundations Book Study Bundle.
The 12 CE Bundle is Ideal if You:
☀️ Need hard-to-find Play Therapy History hours (3 CEs)
☀️ Need hard-to-find Cultural & Social Diversity hours (4 CEs)
☀️ Need Seminal Theory, Skills & Methods hours toward your RPT credentialing journey
☀️ Prefer to work independently at your own pace without live sessions.
☀️ Love learning through examples: The book is written in a conversational style with plentiful therapist quotes and real-life session excerpts so you can see exactly how child-centered play therapy sounds in action.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
🍎 Explain the importance of parent involvement in Child-Centered Play Therapy.
🍎 Identify strategies for introducing parents to the principles and structure of CCPT.
🍎 Demonstrate ways to provide constructive feedback to parents without compromising the child’s therapeutic space.
🍎 Discuss techniques for maintaining confidentiality while involving parents in the therapeutic process.
🍎 Develop strategies for helping parents understand play themes and symbolic communication as part of the CCPT process.
🍎 Evaluate the role of parent consultation sessions in supporting a child’s therapeutic progress in CCPT.
This self-paced play therapy history training is designed for mental health professionals seeking APT and NBCC continuing education hours.
Participants will explore the historical foundations of Child-Centered Play Therapy, the contributions of Virginia Axline and Carl Rogers, seminal theories that shaped the field, and current Registered Play Therapist (RPT) credentialing standards.
The course provides 3 non-contact CE hours and may be completed independently or as part of the Child-Centered Play Therapy Foundations Book Study.