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Chill Out!: Play Therapy Strategies to Cope with Big Feelings

April 12, 2025

1pm-3pm EST

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

TWO LIVE WEBINAR (SPECIALIZED) APT INSTRUCTION HOURS

This workshop is ONLINE, LIVE, AND MEETS THE SPECIALIZED CONDITIONS SET FORTH BY APT.  All trainings are taught by Laura Hutchison, PsyD, LP, RPT-S 

(APT Approved Provider 15-407).

Participants will learn different play therapy activities to help clients calm down their thoughts and nervous system when experiencing intense emotions (or BIG FEELINGS).  A majority of the workshop will be spent learning about different hands-on and virtual play therapy activities through demonstration and active participation.  We will also discuss what populations and diagnoses the activities work best.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Demonstrate how to conduct at least 5 therapeutic activities to use in play therapy that help clients calm down and regulate.

  • Explain the importance of helping clients learn playful strategies to calm down in play therapy.

  • Identify the strengths and weaknesses of at least 5 therapeutic activities to use in play therapy that help clients calm down and regulate.

 

falls under APT's primary instruction areas of  "Play Therapy Skills or Methods"

Continuing Education for Play Therapy

The Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy is  approved by the Association for Play Therapy to sponsor continuing education specific to play therapy and  maintains responsibility for the program.  APT Approved Provider 15-407.  

Full attendance is  required.   Continuing education verification is handed out to participants following the training.   If you have questions regarding continuing education, learning objectives, agenda, grievance issues please contact Laura Hutchison at playdr@gmail.com.     

 

​CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

  • All cancellations must be made 24 hours in advance. Participants will be given a credit towards a future training to be used within 2 years of the original training date (no cash refunds).

  • No shows or missed trainings will receive no refund or credit.  You may send another attendee in your place.

  • No partial CE credit is available.

  • All trainings are subject to sufficient registration.

  • Should the Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy need to cancel a training we will make every attempt to notify paid registrants in a timely manner.  All paid registrants will receive a full refund.

  • Michigan Play Therapy Training Academy only assumes liability for the registration portion of any training.  All other costs are the responsibility of the registrant.

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