Kansas City Class 47

What’s Included in the Play Therapy Certificate Program?

Enrollment and tuition in the full Play Therapy Certificate Program includes the following:

  • Ten classes to complete 150 hours of play therapy training.
  • Hands on practical learning and clinical application at each class with qualified clinicians experienced in their class content area.
  • Supplies for participation in workshop activities.
  • Workshop PowerPoints and additional printed materials printed for each workshop.
  • Sandtray Therapy materials including a sandtray with lid and high quality sand.
  • Books provided to students to enhance learning, including:

– Dibs: In Search of Self
– I Love You Rituals
– No Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture your Child’s Developing Mind

  • Referrals to qualified Registered Play Therapy Supervisors currently providing supervision to individual in the student’s community.

Approved by the Association for Play Therapy and the National Board for Certified Counselors

APT Approved Provider 15-424
NBCC ACEP Number 6774

The Play Therapy Certificate Program is competitively priced for professionals, with a generous discount provided for graduate students (proof of current enrollment required).

Your Kansas City Class 47 Schedule

6701 W 64th Street, Suite 110, Overland Park, KS 66202
Class times:
In-Person Format: Friday 12:30pm-8:30pm; Saturday 8:30am-5:30pm
Web-Based Format: Friday & Saturday 8:30am-5:00pm CST both days

Child-Centered Play Therapy PhaseDate
Foundations of Child-Centered Play TherapyJanuary 21-22, 2022 Web-Based
Practice of Child-Centered Play TherapyMarch 25-26, 2022 Web-Based
Sandtray in Play TherapyJune 10-11, 2022
Systemic Play Therapy PhaseDate
Attachment: Creating Connection through Play TherapySeptember 9-10, 2022
Special Topics in Play Therapy: Infants, Toddlers & Nuerosensory PlayNovember 11-12, 2022
Engaging Adolescents in Play TherapyJanuary 20-21, 2023 Web-Based
Family Play TherapyMarch 3-4, 2023
Directive Play Therapy PhaseDate
Theories of Directive Play TherapyMay 5-6, 2023 Web-Based
Play Therapy with Abuse & TraumaSeptember 15-16, 2023 Web-Based
Special Topics in Play Therapy: The Adult Inner Child & GriefNovember 3-4, 2023
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Heartland Play Therapy Credentialing Bundle

Phase One: 8 month period

  • 3 weekend workshops (45 hours)
  • 50-75 Experience Hours
  • 8 Supervision Hours – schedule 2 1.5 hour groups & 5 1 hour individual meetings
  • 1 Video Observation

Phase Two: 8 Month Period

  • 4 weekend workshop (60 hours)
  • 100-150 Experience Hours
  • 14 Supervision Hours – schedule 4 1.5 hour groups & 8 1 hour individual meetings
  • 2 Video Observation

Phase Three: 8 month Month Period

  • 3 weekend workshop (45 hours)
  • 100-175 Experience Hours
  • 13 Supervision Hours – schedule 4 1.5 hour groups & 7 1 hour individual meetings
  • 2 Video Observation

150 Credit Hours

150 hours of play therapy training structured in 10 fifteen-hour workshops, scheduled over a 24 month period to meet the requirements of the RPT Phase Learning criteria.

Multiple Cities

Heartland Play facilitates the Play Therapy Certificate Program in five cities, including: Overland Park, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, St. Charles, Missouri and Rogers, Arkansas and Omaha, Nebraska.

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Networking

Connect with other like-minded therapists while obtaining continuing education credits.