Payment Policy

Play Therapy Certificate Program

Program Description:The Play Therapy Certificate Program provides 150 hours of play therapy training. The program is facilitated through ten 15-hour workshops. The program meets over a 24-month time frame. The workshop takes place in person over two days, Friday from 1230 pm to 830 pm and Saturday from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm AND/OR web-based Friday and Saturday 830am-630pm CST each day.

Professional Program Fee: $3,500.00

Deposit: A $350 deposit reserves your seat in the program and must be received prior to the first workshop.  The deposit is applied towards the student’s first month payment.  Each payment thereafter is due on the first day of each month.

Payment Options:

  1. Full Payment: Tuition is paid in full at the start of the program. Students who pay in full at the beginning of the program are provided a 5% discount on the total tuition fee.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal.
  2. Monthly Payment Option 1: Tuition is paid in 10 equal monthly payments of $350.  Payment is due the first day of each month that you have a workshop scheduled. The program deposit will be applied as the first month payment.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal. 
  3. Monthly Payment Option 2: Tuition is paid in 24 equal monthly payments of $145.83.  Payment is due the first day of each month . The program deposit will be applied as the first month payment.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal. 

Graduate Student Program Fee:    $2,750.00 (proof of enrollment required)

Deposit: A $275 deposit reserves your seat in the program and must be received prior to the first workshop.  The deposit is applied towards the student’s first month payment.  Each payment thereafter is due on the first day of each month.

Payment Options:

  1. Full Payment: Tuition is paid in full at the start of the program. Students who pay in full at the beginning of the program are provided a 5% discount on the total tuition fee.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal.
  2. Monthly Payment Option 1: Tuition is paid in 10 equal monthly payments of $275.  Payment is due the first day of each month that you have a workshop scheduled. The program deposit will be applied as the first month payment.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal. 
  3. Monthly Payment Option 2: Tuition is paid in 24 equal monthly payments of $114.58.  Payment is due the first day of each month . The program deposit will be applied as the first month payment.  Payment may be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal. 

Workshop Cancellation: 

  • Cancellation requests should be submitted by email to [email protected] no later than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date in order to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee. Cancellation and/or rescheduled requests that are submitted after 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date will result in a refund of the paid workshop fee – with the exception of a $25 administrative fee for a half-day workshop, a $50 administrative fee for a full-day workshop a $75 administrative fee for 2-day workshop.
  • Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to insufficient enrollment.  Heartland Play will email workshop students at least 5 calendar days in advance of the scheduled workshop date to notify students of the cancellation.  Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for a future course date or to receive a full refund of paid workshop fees.
  • Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to inclement weather, instructor illness or instructor family emergency.  If a workshop is canceled, students will be notified via e-mail prior to the workshop start time.  Heartland Play will notify the students of a reschedule date for the workshop within 10 calendar days of the cancelled workshop.  Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for the future course date or to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee.

Workshop Certificate Replacement:  Heartland Play will provide a certificate for participants at the end of each workshop.  It is the participant’s responsibility to pick up and keep track of the certificate.  Heartland Play can provide a replacement certificate if the original is lost for a fee of $10 per certificate.  To obtain a replacement certificate please submit your request by email to [email protected] with the workshop name, date and location.  Payment for the replacement certificate is made by mailing a check to Heartland Play.  Once payment is received, the certificate will be delivered as a pdf through email.

Continuing Education Workshops

Program Description: A continuing education workshop provides information and exercises designed to meet the identified workshop objectives during a designated number of training hours.

Professional Workshop Fee:

15 Hour Workshop = $350.00

6 Hour Workshop = $125.00

3 Hour Workshop = $75.00

Graduate Student Workshop Fee (proof of enrollment required) :

15 Hour Workshop = $275.00

6 Hour Workshop = $125.00

3 Hour Workshop = $75.00

Payment Options: Payment is due ten days prior to the date of the workshop unless special accommodations are made with Heartland Play.  Payment can be made by cash, check, credit card or PayPal.

Workshop Cancellation: 

  • Cancellation requests should be submitted by email to [email protected] no later than 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date in order to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee. Cancellation and/or rescheduled requests that are submitted after 7 calendar days prior to the scheduled workshop date will result in a refund of the paid workshop fee – with the exception of a $25 administrative fee for a half-day workshop, a $50 administrative fee for a full-day workshop a $75 administrative fee for 2-day workshop.
  • Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to insufficient enrollment.  Heartland Play will email workshop students at least 5 calendar days in advance of the scheduled workshop date to notify students of the cancellation.  Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for a future course date or to receive a full refund of paid workshop fees.
  • Heartland Play reserves the right to cancel a workshop due to inclement weather, instructor illness or instructor family emergency.  If a workshop is canceled, students will be notified via e-mail prior to the workshop start time.  Heartland Play will notify the students of a reschedule date for the workshop within 10 calendar days of the cancelled workshop.  Notice will be provided with the option to reschedule for the future course date or to receive a full refund of the paid workshop fee.

Workshop Certificate Replacement:  Heartland Play will provide a certificate for participants at the end of each workshop.  It is the participant’s responsibility to pick up and keep track of the certificate.  Heartland Play can provide a replacement certificate if the original is lost for a fee of $10 per certificate.  To obtain a replacement certificate please submit your request by email to [email protected] with the workshop name, date and location.  Payment for the replacement certificate is made by mailing a check to Heartland Play.  Once payment is received, the certificate will be delivered as a pdf through email.

Disclaimer: In all instances of withdrawal or cancellation, the liability of Heartland Play is limited to refunding the paid program fees when the student is eligible for a refund. Heartland Play Therapy has the right to amend these policies at any time and will provide students with an updated copy of amendments within 30 days of such changes. Please direct any questions regarding these policies to [email protected].

Heartland Play Therapy Institute, Inc.

Grievance Policy

Should a student have a complaint and related to Heartland Play Therapy Institute’s workshops or business practices, the student should contact Heartland Play at 913-795-0396 or submit their complaint in writing by email to [email protected] or by mail to 8826 Sante Fe Drive, Suite 205, Overland Park, KS 66212.

When a complaint, either verbal or written, is filed with Heartland Play the following guidelines are followed with respect to achieving resolution:

  1. Complaints relative to an instructor, contents of instructional materials being presented, or an individual educational style being utilized, the individual voicing disapproval is requested to first address concerns to the instructor. If the instructor is not available, the complainant should place his/her comments in writing. Carmy Goodwin, CE Program Administrator and Co-owner of Heartland Play, will convey these comments to the instructor.
  2. If the complaint concerns a continuing education activity, its content, level of presentation, or facilities in which the event is being held, Carmy Goodwin will attempt to resolve the matter as expeditiously as possible. If the offered resolution is not satisfactory to the individual filing the complaint, the complainant may file a written appeal to the attention of the Owners of Heartland Play Therapy Institute. The program’s Co-owners, Carmy Goodwin, Amber Johnson and Lori Peterson, will then review the written complaint. A written response will be issued within 30 days of receipt of the written complaint. The decision of the Owners is final.
  3. Possible complaint resolutions include, but are not limited to, changes made to workshop materials, feedback provided to instructor regarding presentation style, facility concerns addressed with facility management, credit provided for future course or full or partial refund of workshop fees.  Complaint resolution will be determined by the Owners.

Heartland Play Therapy Institute, Inc.

Confidentiality & Security Policy

Heartland Play Therapy Institute uses commercially reasonable protections to safeguard your personal information. These measures are intended to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of the information under our control; however, Heartland Play Therapy Institute cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent parties (such as “hackers” or other bad actors) from illegally obtaining or misusing your personal information.

Although Heartland Play Therapy Institute takes reasonable security measures to protect your personal information, Heartland Play must interact with third party servers and systems (for example, to process your transactions). Heartland Play strives to work with only reputable third party vendors to provide those services, yet Heartland Play is not responsible for any acts or omissions of third party vendors.