NW Arkansas (Class 61)
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 NW Arkansas Class 61 Schedule
Northwest Arkansas
Children’s Safety Center of Washington County
3242 Gene George Blvd.
Springdale, AR 72762
Class times:
In Person Format: Day 1 – 12:30pm-8:30pm; Day 2 – 8:30am-5:30pm
Live Webinar Format: 8:30am-5:00pm CST both days
| Child-Centered Play Therapy Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Foundations of Child-Centered Play Therapy | September 22-23, 2023 |
| Practice of Child-Centered Play Therapy Skills (Live Webinar) | October 20-21, 2023 |
| Sandtray in Play Therapy | March 22-23, 2024 |
| Systemic Play Therapy Phase | |
| Attachment: Creating Connection through Play Therapy | May 3-4, 2024 |
| Special Topics in Play Therapy: Infants, Toddlers & Neurosensory Play | August 2-3, 2024 |
| Engaging Adolescents in Play Therapy (Live Webinar) | September 12-13, 2024 |
| Family Play Therapy | January 9-10, 2025 |
| Directive Play Therapy Phase | |
| Theories of Directive Play Therapy (Live Webinar) | February 20-21, 2025 |
| Play Therapy with Abuse and Trauma (Live Webinar) | May 1-2, 2025 |
| Special Topics in Play Therapy: Grief & Adult Inner Child | September 11-12, 2025 |
