Do you wish to become a working Play Therapist?
In 2018 Play Therapy Training Australia launched our clinical training program in child centred play therapy. The objective of this training is to equip those with a relevant undergraduate degree to obtain further training in the area of child centred play therapy in order to apply this knowledge and skill to clinical practice. Our vision for providing child centred play therapy training in our local communities is to ensure practitioners are equipped to provide quality play therapy services to children across Australia. The current program requires participants to attend three workshops. Participants will receive a certificate of participation for attending each workshop and will be required to attend all workshops 1- 4 to achieve a Certificate in Play Therapy and can then apply for professional membership upon completion.
Clinical Training Program
Workshop Content
***Please note applicants enrolling in the Clinical Program must have completed the Introduction to Play Therapy workshop. Our clinical training program requires participants to attend and complete three workshops which cover the core skills and competencies required to practice as a child centred play therapist in Australia.
Enrolments & Program Cost
Each workshop is $1,999 inc GST (total program cost $5,997). Enrolment requires $1,999 to be paid up front (via credit card, bank transfer, PayPal or AfterPay) with subsequent workshops invoiced one month prior to start dates (access to content and workshop links provided only once payment is received).
Program intakes are listed below. Please select the enrol now button for the program dates you wish to proceed with.
Qualifications
Upon completion of the 200 hours Certificate training program, participants are eligible to apply for registration with the association, Play Therapy Practitioners Association. For further information on membership requirements please see the association website: www.playtherapypractitionersassociation.com.au
Trainer qualifications
Founder and CEO Kylie Ellison delivers all Clinical Program training for Play Therapy Training Australia. Kylie holds an Undergraduate degree in Psychology (UQ), Graduate Diploma in Psychology (Bond University), Master in Counselling and Psychotherapy (ACAP) and Advanced Clinical Training in Play Therapy (Play Therapy Australia). Kylie is registered with Australian Counselling Association (ACA) as a Registered Counsellor and with Play Therapy Practitioners Association as a Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor.
WORKSHOP TWO:
CONSIDERING THE STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF CCPT
WORKSHOP THREE:
ISSUES IN CCPT
WORKSHOP FOUR:
COMPETENCY IN SKILL DEVELOPMENT & OTHER TYPES OF CCPT WORK
(Total hours: 59 hours including 21 hours face to face/ Zoom, 38 hours readings/ module completion)
Workshop two covers the following content during the three day workshop:
- Child development theory
- Trauma and attachment theory
- Stages and themes of child centred play therapy
- Parents as partners in play therapy: An introduction
- Goal setting/ treatment planning
- Importance of awareness of transference/ countertransference
- Skill development: Facilitative responses- tracking, reflecting feelings, returning responsibility, limit setting
(Total hours: 59 hours including 21 hours face to face/ Zoom, 38 hours readings/ module completion)
Workshop three covers the following content during the three day workshop:
- Play therapy with varying presenting issues including working with children with ASD, children experiencing domestic violence and working with children who have experienced sexual abuse
- Issues in the playroom
- Typical problems and what to do if….
- Legal and Ethical guidelines for practice
- Clinical presentation- Dr. Jodi Mullen
- Skill revision: Facilitative responses- tracking, reflecting feelings, returning responsibility, limit setting
- Skill introduction- Making meaning of the play
(Total hours: 59 hours including 21 hours face to face/ Zoom, 38 hours readings/ module completion)
Workshop four covers the following content during the three day workshop:
- Determining the therapeutic process and termination
- Revision of four skills- emphasis on revision of limit setting
- Intensive child centred play therapy: An introduction
- Play Therapy Across the Lifespan
- Play therapy within the school setting
- Group/ sibling play therapy: An introduction
- Filial therapy: An introduction
- Variations on play therapy- including sand tray, Theraplay, Animal Assisted play therapy, Synergetic play therapy, Teleplay Therapy, the Dimensions model
