The purpose of this two-day skills training workshop is to provide participants a comprehensive introduction to the Child-Centered Play Therapy Model and to teach participants the principles and techniques for conducting all aspects of Child-Centered Play Therapy with children, from intake through termination. The workshop emphasizes the building of participants' therapeutic skills through a process that combines lecture, demonstration and supervised practice via participant role-plays and mock play sessions.

Completion of this workshop is a prerequisite for application to NIRE's:

     Certification Program in Child-Centered Play Therapy

Participants will learn how to:

• Identify the parameters for the appropriate use of play therapy
• Quickly establish rapport and a strong therapeutic relationship with the child
• Create the recommended therapeutic atmosphere
• Facilitate the child's mastery of thoughts and feelings to help eliminate immature and symptomatic behaviors
• Set and enforce limits in an effective and therapeutic way
• Identify the major stages of play therapy and accompanying themes
• Communicate to parents about play therapy and their child's progress and help them and the child terminate therapy

• History of play therapy
• Rationale, methods and principles of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)
• Deciding for whom CCPT is appropriate
• Logistics of sessions and selection of toys
• Stages and common themes of the play therapy process
• Structuring the play sessions
• Therapist skills and responses
• Children's play styles
• Use of role-play in play sessions
• Handling common problems and special situations
• Setting and enforcing limits
• Termination issues

13 hours of CE credits or 1.3 CEU's are provided to psychologists, social workers, counselors, and play therapists. For further information, see Continuing Education Information

     Louise Guerney, Ph.D.
     William Nordling, Ph.D.

Current Professional Training Schedule

Cost of the CCPT Workshop is $265.

A discount of $25 is available for each person attending from the same site and registering together.

Please see the Professional Training Schedule for information on additional discounts.

The workshop meets from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Lunch is on your own.

Phone
     301-986-1479
Fax
     301-680-3756
E-mail
     niremd@nire.org
Mail
     NIRE - Administrative Office
     12500 Blake Road
     Silver Spring, MD 20904-2056

If you register by fax or mail, please include your name, address, home and work phone numbers, and the dates for which you are registering.

Payment may be made either by check or credit card. Registrations by fax must be accompanied by a credit card number.

If payment is made with a credit card number, please write your name exactly as it appears on the card, the expiration date and your signature.

Participants completing this workshop may also wish to attend NIRE's:

     Advanced Child-Centered Play Therapy Training Workshop
     Filial Family Therapy Workshop
     Parenting Skills Program Leadership Training Workshop

     Professional Resources for Play Therapists
     Bibliography on Play Therapy

This and all other NIRE professional training workshops can be offered on-site and tailored to meet your organization's or group's distinctive needs. For more information on this potentially cost-saving alternative, please see

     On-Site Training Opportunities