Organisational Training for Child-Facing Teams
Practical, evidence-informed professional development — delivered to your team, in your organisation, wherever you are in Australia.
No obligation — we’ll respond within one business day.
Your staff work with children every day.
This training gives them the why behind what they see — and practical tools to respond better.
Whether your team works in community services, child protection, family support, early childhood, out-of-home care, schools, or allied health, the children they encounter bring complex emotional needs, trauma histories, and behaviours that are often hard to understand.
Child-Centred Practice training gives your people a grounded, compassionate framework for understanding children’s behaviour, building therapeutic relationships, and responding in ways that actually help.
This is not a therapy qualification. It is professional development for non-clinical and clinical staff alike, built on the same evidence base that underpins Child-Centred Play Therapy.
What your team will walk away with
Understand behaviour
Why children behave the way they do — including the developmental and emotional roots of difficult behaviour.
Recognise trauma and attachment needs
How trauma, attachment and unmet emotional needs show up in children’s actions and interactions.
Use a child-centred approach
The core principles of child-centred practice — and why they support better outcomes.
Build trust and safety
How to respond to children in ways that build trust, safety and regulation.
Apply practical tools
Immediately applicable skills for day-to-day work with children and families.
Communicate naturally
How to talk to and engage with children in a way that feels natural and genuinely helpful.
Training is delivered by Kylie Ellison — a registered play therapist, clinical supervisor and experienced trainer with over two decades working with children and families.
Flexible delivery. Designed around your organisation.
Format
Full-day or half-day workshop.
Group size
Up to 30 participants per session.
Delivery
On-site at your organisation or live online via Zoom.
Location
Australia-wide — Kylie travels nationally.
Tailoring
Content adapted to your sector and staff roles.
CPD / PD
Suitable for CPD/PD hours with certificate of attendance provided.
Who books this training?
Not sure if this is the right fit? Get in touch — we’re happy to talk through your team’s needs before you commit to anything.
Trusted by organisations working with children across Australia
“The training was engaging, practical, and immediately relevant to our work. Kylie has a rare ability to make complex theory feel accessible and applicable — our team left with real tools they could use the very next day.”
— Training Manager, national community services organisationRecent organisational workshop
Kylie recently delivered a full-day Child-Centred Practice workshop to a team of 25+ practitioners at a leading national Catholic community services organisation.
The workshop covered play therapy foundations, trauma-informed responses and child-centred communication skills. Feedback across both days was overwhelmingly positive.
About Kylie Ellison
Kylie Ellison is one of Australia’s leading voices in Child-Centred Play Therapy — a registered play therapist, approved clinical supervisor, educator and founder of Play Therapy Training Australia.
With more than two decades of experience working directly with children and families, Kylie has trained hundreds of practitioners across Australia in CCPT theory, skills and practice.
She is known for translating evidence-based therapeutic principles into real, practical understanding for any audience — clinical or non-clinical.
- Registered play therapist and approved clinical supervisor
- Founder of Play Therapy Training Australia
- Host of the Play Therapy Circle podcast
- Lead educator in Australia’s comprehensive CCPT qualification pathway
Enquire about training for your organisation
Fill in the form and we’ll be in touch within one business day to discuss your needs, answer questions and provide a quote.
You’re welcome to enquire even if you’re not sure whether a full day, half day, online or on-site workshop is the best fit yet.