Child-Centered Play Therapy:
The Fundamentals of Intervention
(2-Day)
Monday, June 12th, 2023 & Tuesday, June 13th
2023
9am-3pm
Training
Summary
Children often have difficulty verbalizing their
thoughts and feelings, which may produce obstacles for the child therapist or
counselor. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) is a unique evidence-based
counseling approach in which the relationship between therapist and child is
the foundation for therapeutic change. In CCPT, the healing factor is
identified as the relationship between play therapist and child. This workshop
is intended to present step-by-step introductory methods on how to help
children accurately express themselves to the counselor in their own language
of play. This workshop will offer a process for developing healing
relationships with children, as well as help counselors use play therapy to
reach treatment goals. Play therapy will be described and demonstrated in detail
regarding its use and effectiveness with challenging children who present in
both community and school settings.
Objectives
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Participants will
describe and demonstrate the use and effectiveness of CCPT in community and
school settings.
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Participants will identify and discuss the
use and implementation of CCPT protocol.
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Participants will demonstrate CCPT skills
and attitudes.
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Participants will describe the
historical antecedents of play therapy.
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Participants will be able to identify
appropriate play materials for playroom.
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Participants will be able to identify the
procedures for limit setting.
About
the Presenter
Dee C. Ray, Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S is Regents Professor and Elaine
Millikan Mathes Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Counseling
Program and Co-Director of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of
North Texas. Dr. Ray has published over
150 articles, chapters, and books in the field of play therapy, specializing in
research specifically examining the process and effects of Child Centered Play
Therapy. She is a founding board member and past president of the Association
for Child and Adolescent Counseling, as well as current board chair of the
Association for Play Therapy. She is founding editor of the Journal of Child
and Adolescent Counseling, American Counseling Association Fellow, and
recipient of the American Counseling Association Don Dinkmeyer Social Interest
Award, Association for Humanistic Counseling Educator Award, Association for
Play Therapy Outstanding Research Award, Top 25 Women Professors in Texas
Award, and many others. Dr. Ray supervises counseling services to community
clients at her university clinic and leads a school outreach program providing
play therapy to hundreds of children each year. Dr. Ray also co-created and
oversees the international certification program for Child-Centered Play
Therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy.
Dr. Ray additionally operates the counseling practice, EmpathyWell,
where she facilitates play therapy, training, and supervision.
