Some Sessions Ever Leave You Wondering: Am I Doing This Right?

When the child has a medical condition, a recent trauma, or carries a formal diagnosis, it is easy to slip into directive strategies or second-guess the CCPT process.

This section offers support and clarity for therapists navigating complex cases including children experiencing anxiety, divorce, chronic illness, or grief, while staying rooted in the core principles of Child-Centered Play Therapy.

We Will Also Address:

☀️ How to interpret behaviors through a CCPT lens (instead of through a behavioral or diagnostic filter)

☀️ What to do when touch comes up in the playroom

☀️ What to do when sexualized, violent and other difficult play is evident in play

☀️ Ways to ensure cultural sensitivity, inclusivity, and responsiveness within the CCPT framework

If you have ever wrestled with how to adapt CCPT for the real-life nuances your clients bring into the room, this part of the book club will offer grounded guidance, creative thinking, and reassurance. Looking to fulfill those hard-to-find required Cultural or Diversity hours as well as Seminal Theory?  This training counts towards these hours as well.

Welcome to Book Club!

What a FUN and interactive way to learn. In this hybrid training experience, you will …. 

📕 Purchase the book "Child Centered Play Therapy" by Rise Vanfleet, et al.. It is now yours to keep and refer to for

guidance.

🏡 Read the assigned section 4 (Practical Applications and Issues) at home (4 non-contact APT & NBCC CEs)

🍎 Complete an exam (80%+) to earn your reading CE certificate

☕️ 1. Join a live group discussion (2 contact CEs) in Loudoun Co, VA (place TBD)

-OR-

👩🏻‍💻 2. Join a live group discussion (2 non-contact CEs) via Zoom

🤓 After completion, receive 6 total NBCC & APT CES

🎓 Discussion certificates are awarded the same day; reading certs follow exam completion

Certificate will Read: "Practical Applications of CCPT in Various Cultural Settings"

Learning Objectives

By the end of this section, participants will be able to:

Apply CCPT techniques to children with diverse presenting problems such as divorce, anxiety, and medical challenges.

Understand the role of touch in the playroom and how to navigate physical contact with children in a therapeutic setting.

Examine challenging behaviors through the CCPT lens and develop intervention strategies based on child-centered principles.

Integrate cultural humility when applying CCPT techniques in diverse cultural settings and with various family dynamics.

Evaluate how cultural considerations influence play therapy dynamics and therapeutic outcomes in CCPT.

Develop strategies for adapting CCPT interventions to address the cultural needs and values of clients from diverse backgrounds.

📗 Child Centered Play Therapy by Rese VanFleet, et. al

Before Class Discussion, Read Section 4 of Book

Certificate:

"Practical Applications of CCPT in Various Cultural Settings"

Discussion Time: 10/10/25 ... 12:00pm - 2:00pm EST

(virtual/in-person)

Discussion 2 CEs:

2 APT/NBCC CEs

Reading Before Class 6 CEs:

6 APT non-contact CE/6 NBCC (after exam)

Cost: $99 for all 6 CEs

Agenda (Eastern Time) 12N -2pm (EST)

12n-1pm Discuss Begins! Talk about the assigned reading with one another

1pm-2pm  Activities to explore topics of reading

2pm  Book club is over! See you next time

Save $15 by purchasing 2 sections of the CCPT Book, Save $30 by purchasing 3 AND

Save $45 by purchasing all 4 sections of the book! Bundle Option Available at Check Out.