Overview-A Taste of SoulCollage for Play Therapists
We will be exploring the process of giving voice to our Inner Playful Child and how this “part” is active in our Play Therapy practices.
In this experiential play therapy workshop, participants will explore the process of giving voice to their "Inner Playful Child" and discover how this vital “part” is active and influential in their play therapy practice. Using SoulCollage®, a creative and expressive process rooted in Jungian play therapy theory, participants will engage in image-based exploration to deepen self-awareness and enhance their therapeutic presence in the playroom. The Therapeutic Powers of Play (Drewes & Schaefer, 2014) are inherently woven throughout this creative process, supporting core principles of child-centered, experiential, and jungian play therapy approaches. This two-hour workshop invites play therapists to access their inner resources, imagination, and wisdom to strengthen their clinical skills, deepen their connection to clients, and expand their integration of expressive modalities within their play therapy work.
Learning Objectives:
- Use one or more images to represent themselves within the context of their play therapist identity and play therapy theoretical orientation.
- Engage in the SoulCollage® “I am one who…” exercise to describe an aspect of their personality or Inner Playful Child that supports their role as a play therapist.
- Identify and articulate how the Therapeutic Powers of Play are accessed and expressed through the SoulCollage® process within play therapy practice.
- Describe the history, theory, and application of SoulCollage® and explain its relevance to play therapy models, techniques, and supervision.
- Reflect on the connection between personal symbolic expression and its influence on attunement, creativity, and presence to enhance the therapeutic relationship in play therapy sessions.
Level of training: Appropriate for All Levels | Play Therapy Special Topics
Seasonal snacks and all workshop materials provided.
This event is sponsored by the Virginia Association for Play Therapy (VAPT). The program offers 2.0 APT CONTACT CE . VAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education credits specific to play therapy. VAPT maintains responsibility for the program. APT Approved Provider 01-109
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Location: Melrose Branch Library, The Community Room, 2502 Melrose Branch Library, Roanoke, VA 24017
Time: Registration and Gathering: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm, Training 12:00 - 2:00 pm
The format is primarily experiential. Didactic content will include a brief introduction about the history and theory of the technique, review of the therapeutic powers of play and an overview of opportunities for further training and resources for personal development through this practice.
Participants will be guided to make two SoulCollage® Cards: one intuitive and one that is intentional. The journaling process (“I am one who….”) will be experienced with a partner and, depending on the group size shared in the larger group.
Note: The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Virginia Association for Play Therapy.
We will be exploring the process of giving voice to our Inner Playful Child and how this “part” is active in our Play Therapy practices.
In this experiential play therapy workshop, participants will explore the process of giving voice to their "Inner Playful Child" and discover how this vital “part” is active and influential in their play therapy practice. Using SoulCollage®, a creative and expressive process rooted in Jungian play therapy theory, participants will engage in image-based exploration to deepen self-awareness and enhance their therapeutic presence in the playroom. The Therapeutic Powers of Play (Drewes & Schaefer, 2014) are inherently woven throughout this creative process, supporting core principles of child-centered, experiential, and jungian play therapy approaches. This two-hour workshop invites play therapists to access their inner resources, imagination, and wisdom to strengthen their clinical skills, deepen their connection to clients, and expand their integration of expressive modalities within their play therapy work.
Learning Objectives:
- Use one or more images to represent themselves within the context of their play therapist identity and play therapy theoretical orientation.
- Engage in the SoulCollage® “I am one who…” exercise to describe an aspect of their personality or Inner Playful Child that supports their role as a play therapist.
- Identify and articulate how the Therapeutic Powers of Play are accessed and expressed through the SoulCollage® process within play therapy practice.
- Describe the history, theory, and application of SoulCollage® and explain its relevance to play therapy models, techniques, and supervision.
- Reflect on the connection between personal symbolic expression and its influence on attunement, creativity, and presence to enhance the therapeutic relationship in play therapy sessions.
Level of training: Appropriate for All Levels | Play Therapy Special Topics
Seasonal snacks and all workshop materials provided.
This event is sponsored by the Virginia Association for Play Therapy (VAPT). The program offers 2.0 APT CONTACT CE . VAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education credits specific to play therapy. VAPT maintains responsibility for the program. APT Approved Provider 01-109
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Location: Melrose Branch Library, The Community Room, 2502 Melrose Branch Library, Roanoke, VA 24017
Time: Registration and Gathering: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm, Training 12:00 - 2:00 pm
The format is primarily experiential. Didactic content will include a brief introduction about the history and theory of the technique, review of the therapeutic powers of play and an overview of opportunities for further training and resources for personal development through this practice.
Participants will be guided to make two SoulCollage® Cards: one intuitive and one that is intentional. The journaling process (“I am one who….”) will be experienced with a partner and, depending on the group size shared in the larger group.
Note: The views expressed by our speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Virginia Association for Play Therapy.
About our presenter: Dr. Stephanie Pratola began her journey in play therapy during graduate school in the 1970s, and it has remained a joyful and enriching part of her professional life ever since. She joined the Association for Play Therapy in 1982 and was among the early recipients of the RPT-S™ credential when it was first introduced. Throughout her career, she has found deep fulfillment in training others, fostering a vibrant community of mental health professionals, and sharing the transformative power of play therapy. In 2018, she became a SoulCollage® facilitator and, since retiring in 2020, has been exploring creative ways to bring this expressive practice to adult populations.
HANDOUTS: Handouts (if available from presenter) and confirmation will be sent a few days prior to the training.
CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds.
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