Foundations of Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Virtual 6-Hour Training

🎓 Event Title:

Foundations of Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Virtual 6-Hour Training

🗓 Date and Time:

Sunday, October 12, 2025
9:00 AM – 3:30 PM EST

🧠 Description:

Are you ready to confidently begin your journey into Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)?

Join Sabra Starnes, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, RPT-S, for an engaging 6-hour live webinar designed for graduate students and new clinicians interested in the foundational skills and knowledge of Child-Centered Play Therapy.

This experiential training will offer hands-on virtual learning, including video examples, skill practice, group discussion, and essential tools for starting CCPT in your sessions. Whether you’re just learning about play therapy or need a refresher, this training will build your confidence and understanding of the therapeutic powers of play.

🎯 What You’ll Learn:

✅ Therapist skills and responses to children’s play styles
✅ Setting and enforcing limits and when to use limit setting
✅ Working with family and caregivers
✅ The 8 foundational principles of CCPT
✅ The 4 stages of the CCPT process
✅ The 5 types of empathic responses used in play therapy
✅ The 3-stage limit-setting process
✅ History, rationale, and methods of CCPT
✅ How to apply CCPT in your clinical work

💬 During the Webinar, You Will:

• Watch videotaped mock sessions of CCPT in action
• Practice tracking progress, reflecting feelings, and applying limits
• Participate in small and large group discussions
• Receive handouts before the webinar for use during the session
• Earn 6 Play Therapy Contact Hours through the Association for Play Therapy (APT)
  (APT Approved Provider: Next Place Therapy Services, LLC)

👥 Who Should Attend:

• Mental health graduate students
• Early-career clinicians (under 5 years of experience)
• Any therapist new to play therapy and eager to learn CCPT

💰 Special Pricing:

🎓 Graduate Students & Early-Career Clinicians (under 5 years experience): $145
.🎟 Standard Registration: $195

👩‍🏫 Trainer:

Sabra Starnes, LICSW, LCSW-C, LCSW, RPT-S
Founder of Next Place Therapy Services, LLC, and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with over 20 years of experience in clinical play therapy and supervision.

🔗 Additional Info:

• Zoom link and handouts will be emailed 48 hours before the event
• This training is eligible for 6 APT Contact Play Therapy Hours
• You must attend the full training to receive a certificate of completion

❓ Questions?

📧 Email: info@nextplacetherapy.com
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