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The healing powers of Child-Centered Play Therapy: Practical skills for clinical practice

a therapy session with a child and adult for child-centred play therapy

Deepen your ability to support children’s emotional healing by understanding play as their natural language for communication and expression.

This engaging 3-hour webinar provides clinicians with an introduction to Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and its powerful role in facilitating healing and emotional growth in children. Participants will explore the theoretical foundations of CCPT and gain a clear understanding of how play serves as a child’s natural language for communication and expression.

Through video demonstrations, case examples, and interactive exercises, participants will learn essential CCPT skills. Skills such as tracking, reflecting content and feelings, facilitating self-esteem, and responding therapeutically to children’s behaviours and questions. The webinar will also cover effective limit-setting, strategies for managing resistance, and common challenges encountered in Child-Centered Play Therapy sessions.

Participants will also explore the therapeutic powers of play and common themes that emerge in children’s play.

Learning objectives:

  • Identify at least four core principles of Child-Centered Play Therapy
  • Demonstrate at least three facilitative play therapy responses
  • Apply the ACT limit-setting model to at least two common clinical scenarios encountered in play therapy sessions

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain practical, ready-to-use skills to enhance your clinical practice and deepen your ability to support children’s emotional healing. Reserve your spot now.

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