Looking for Skills/Methods hours and/or Seminal Theory hours? This training will give you the Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) roadmap you’ve been looking for.

 CCPT comes with specific tools and language and strategies for navigating the play room. Walk through specific directives to navigate the things that really scare you and walk away with tangible tips and tools. CCPT has a specific flow to it and this training will teach you how. 

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 TWO at home (3 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 person at Ridgetop Coffee & Tea 21631 Ridgetop Cir, Sterling, VA

20166.

-OR-

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

🤓 After completion, receive 5 total NBCC & APT CES

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

"Understanding Play Room Set Up, Themes and Techniques of Play Therapy"

– 3 CE for reading / 2 CE for discussion = 5 total NBCC & APT CE

Learning Objectives

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

• Identify the essential materials and environmental setup required for an effective Child-Centered Play Therapy

  playroom.

• Describe the structure and flow of a typical CCPT session, including the therapist's role before, during, and after

  the session.

• Demonstrate understanding of tracking and therapeutic language used in CCPT to reflect the child’s experience

  and promote emotional expression.

• Explain the rationale for non-directive responding in CCPT and how it supports the child’s autonomy and internal

  motivation.

• List and describe the four categories of therapeutic responses used in CCPT: tracking behavior, reflecting content,

  reflecting feelings, and returning responsibility.

• Evaluate how the therapist’s consistent use of CCPT techniques fosters a safe, accepting, and growth-promoting

  therapeutic relationship.

📗 Section 2 of Book Discussion:

Saturday, June 27 | 9:45–11:45 AM EST

Virtual Live Stream CEs (ZOOM)

2 non-contact APT & 2 NBCC CE

-OR-

In Person:

2 Contact APT & NBCC CE 

Ridgetop Coffee & Tea: 21631 Ridgetop Cir, Sterling, VA 20166

Agenda (Eastern Time) 9:45 -11:45am

9:14 - 9:45  Grab a cup of coffee and breakfast and get to know other therapists (optional)

9:45-10:45 Discuss Begins! Talk about the assigned reading with one another

10:45-11:45  Game night style activity to explore topics of reading

11:45  Book club is over! Feel free to stay at the coffee shop as long as you want.

Reading BEFORE Class CEs

3 NBCC CE (after exam)

3 APT non-contact CE (after exam)

$99 this 5 CE section only OR

$346 for ALL sections (20 total CEs) save $50!