An online only webinar for those interested in helping children through the use of play. 

The training consists of five sessions lasting three hours each.

Session 1
Topics to be covered:

• Philosophy and Assumptions of Experiential Play Therapy
• The Beginning Processes of Experiential Play Therapy

Session 2
Topics to be covered:

• Toys: The Tools of the Play Therapist        
• Client Disorder Appropriate for Experiential Play Therapy

Session 3
Topics to be covered:

• How Children Personalize Expression with Toys
• The Dependency Stage in Play Therapy
• The Process of Play Therapy with Traumatized Children

Session 4
Topics to be covered:

• Metaphorical Expressions of Traumatized Children
• Characteristics of the Play of Sexually Abused Children

Session 5
Topics to be covered:

• Dynamics of Play Therapy for Children who have endured Domestic Violence
• Somatic Expression of Trauma in Experiential Play Therapy
• Therapeutic Growth Stage of Experiential Play Therapy
• Termination Issues in Play Therapy

Webinar Program Fees:  TBD

Continuing Education: Each participant will receive a certificate of attendance stating your name, program title, instructor, contact hours, and sponsor.  CE is a nationally recognized measure of educational accomplishments and is available from the following professional associations:

• Family Psychological Services, P.C. is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to play therapy.  Our provider number is 99-075. Family Psychological Services, P.C., maintains responsibility for the program.
• Family Psychological Services, P.C. is approved by Play Therapy International to offer continuing education specific to play therapy. 
• NBCC provider number 6526.
• NASW approval 886577564-8993.

Registrants will receive 14 hours of continuing education.

The webinar presenter is Byron Norton, Ed.D., LP, RPT/S, CPT-P

Dr. Byron Norton is a licensed psychologist and Professor Emeritus from the Professional Psychology Department at the University of Northern Colorado.  He has taught and supervised play therapy to graduate students and professionals for over twenty-five years.  Dr. Norton is a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor and an International Professor of Child Psychotherapy and Play Therapy.  He is the Co-author of the book, Reaching Children Through Play Therapy (2002), Experiential Play Therapy in Schaefer, C and Kaduson, H. (2006), Contemporary Play Therapy, Experiential Play Therapy in Schaefer, C. (2011) Foundations of Play Therapy, and co-author of Somatic Expression of Trauma in Experiential Play Therapy in the International Journal of Play Therapy (April, 2011).

Topics of discussion include:

• Philosophy and Assumptions of Play Therapy
• The Beginning Processes of Play Therapy
• Toys: The Tools of the Play Therapist        
• Client Disorder Appropriate for Experiential Play Therapy
• How Children Personalize Expression with Toys
• Dependency Stage in Play Therapy
• Metaphorical Expressions of Children Who Have Been Traumatized
• Characteristics of Play of Sexually Abused Children
• Dynamics of Play Therapy for Children who have endured Domestic Violence
• Somatic Expressions of Trauma in Experiential Play Therapy
• Therapeutic Growth Stage of Experiential Play Therapy
• Termination Issues in Play Therapy

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