Upcoming Training Opportunities
A Playful Approach to Self Care-An Adlerian Play Therapy Approach
Training for counselors and play therapists: Using Play for Self-Care to Prevent Burnout — An Adlerian Play Therapy Approach
This training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies that help counselors and play therapists harness play as a sustainable self-care practice grounded in Adlerian principles. Participants will explore how play supports belonging, social interest, purpose, and resilience—core Adlerian concepts—while learning experiential techniques to restore energy, reduce compassion fatigue, and maintain therapeutic presence. Through brief guided play practices, reflective exercises, and real-world integration plans.
Learning Objectives:
Participants will identify 3 common sources of burnout.
Participants will identify 4 themes of self-care that can mitigate burnout.
Understand Adlerian Play Therapy concepts (Crucial Cs, Personality priority, Life Tasks, and Private logic) as it applies to self-care.
Participants will complete an Adlerian lifestyle assessment to identify three personal self-care needs.
Participants will actively engage in three Adlerian Play therapy interventions adapted for therapist self-care to reduce clinician burnout.
Create a self care plan integrating Adlerian concepts with specific interventions and strategies.
6 Contact CEUsEnhancing Family Connections Through Use of Games in Adlerian Play Therapy
3 Contact CEUsTraining for counselors and play therapists as well as graduate students: Aimed to build your toolbox to engage families in play therapy utilizing everyday games you and clients may already own, while reducing barriers to engagement for both parents and clinicians using an Adlerian Play Therapy Lens.
This training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies that help counselors and play therapists gain greater understanding into the therapeutic powers of play and the integration of Adlerian Play Therapy through the use of common everyday games while engaging the family in sessions. Our hope is to help you build confidence in use of these tools, a greater clinical understanding of how the therapeutic powers of play apply, and engagement with parents and siblings as part of the session. Participants will explore how play supports belonging, social interest, purpose, and resilience—core Adlerian concepts.
Participants will list at least 4 benefits of game play in family play therapy.
Explain the crucial Cs as they related to tthe family dynamic in Adlerian Play Therapy.
Demonstrate the skills to incorporate at least 3 new games within a family play therapy session.
This training is designed for clinicians seeking concise, clinically relevant tools to prevent burnout, improve professional longevity, and model healthy, creative self-care for clients. Continuing education credits available where applicable.
3 Contact CUEs
Backpack Adlerian Play Therapy: Fast Game Based Interventions in Non Conventional Situations
This training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies that help counselors and play therapists harness play as a sustainable self-care practice grounded in Adlerian principles. Participants will explore how play supports belonging, social interest, purpose, and resilience—core Adlerian concepts—while learning experiential techniques to restore energy, reduce compassion fatigue, and maintain therapeutic presence. Through brief guided play practices, reflective exercises, and real-world integration plans, attendees will:
Participants will identify 3 ways that Adlerian Play Therapy and the use of games connect in practice.
Participants will be able to identify and understand the 4 crucial Cs of Adlerian Play Therapy.
Participants will be able to use portable games to address all 4 Crucial Cs in school or home sessions.
This training is designed for clinicians that may find themselves working in non traditional settings, without a stocked play room, but seeking to engage kids and families utilizing the therapeutic powers of play with items they or the family already have accessible.
Case Conceptualization of the Family Through Sand Tray Play Therapy: An Adlerian Play Therapy Approach.
6 Contact CUEs
Training for play therapists wishing to learn more about case conceptualization and treatment planning that expands past the question and answer intake format to gain a greater understanding into an individual and their family system. Using Sand Tray and Adlerian play therapy principals/concepts we are exploring an alternative for case conceptualization.
The focus during this training is to dive into Phase 2 of Adlerian Play Therapy and explore the components that give us greater understanding of needs and potential interventions/goals. Through brief guided play practices, reflective exercises, and real-world integration plans participants will leave feeling more capable of assessing an individual and their family unit in a new way.
Objectives of the training:
Participants will be able to identify 3 benefits of including family system in the conceptualization process.
Participants will be able to identify 4 types of sand trays used.
Participants will demonstrate understanding of 4 Adlerian play therapy constructs. (Family Atmosphere, Crucial Cs, Personality Priority, and Life tasks).
Participants will be able to complete a conceptualization of the client within the context of the family using Sand tray and Adlerian Play Therapy.
Participants will be able to identify at least 2 treatment plan goals and objectives based on information obtained in the sand tray assessment.
Digital Play Therapy: Exploration of Minecraft- An Adlerian Approach
6 Contact CUEsTraining for counselors and play therapists wishing to explore the digital world of play therapy. There is a growing use and research to support the use of digital platforms in supporting the therapeutic needs of individuals. This training will help you unlock some tools and increase your sense of capable when it comes to use of digital play therapy specifically Minecraft.
Participants should come to the training with a basic working knowledge of Minecraft including:
Able to log into their account
Have access to Bedrock
Be able to accept invites and join a realm
Understand basic use of mining and crafting within the game.
Have a basic understanding of some simple commands that are utilized.
May complete my asynchronous intro to Minecraft training prior to signing up for this one
This training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies that help counselors and play therapists conceptualize not just the child but the child within the family system and how they are connected. The focus during this training is to dive into Phase 2 of Adlerian Play Therapy and explore the components that give us greater understanding of needs and potential interventions/goals. Utilizing the Sand tray gives the therapist access to information and a greater understanding that is not obtained by question and answer intakes. Through brief guided play practices, reflective exercises, and real-world integration plans.
Objectives of the training:
Participants will be able to identify 3 benefits of utilizing digital play therapy.
Participants will be able to identify 3 ethical concerns and solutions for those when utilizing digital play therapy.
Participants will be able to identify 4 ways the therapeutic powers of play apply to digital play therapy and Minecraft.
Participants will be able to demonstrate understanding of the Crucial Cs as applied to Minecraft.
Participants will be able to develop 2 treatment plan goals and related objectives utilizing Minecraft and the therapeutic powers of play.
Participants will be able to document a session to meet clinical necessity and insurance based requirements.
This training is designed for clinicians seeking concise, clinically relevant tools to prevent clinically assess and conceptualize utilizing sand tray and thinking outside the box of a traditional question/answer intake.
The Therapeutic Powers of LEGO Building
Training for counselors and play therapists wishing to explore the world of LEGO building and play therapy. There is a growing use and research to support the use of digital platforms in supporting the therapeutic needs of individuals. This training will help you unlock some tools and increase your sense of capable when it comes to use of digital play therapy specifically Minecraft.
This training provides practical, evidence-informed strategies that help counselors and play therapists conceptualize not just the child but the child within the family system and how they are connected. The focus during this training is to dive into Phase 2 of Adlerian Play Therapy and explore the components that give us greater understanding of needs and potential interventions/goals. Utilizing the Sand tray gives the therapist access to information and a greater understanding that is not obtained by question and answer intakes. Through brief guided play practices, reflective exercises, and real-world integration plans.
Objectives of the training:
Participants will be able to identify 3 benefits of utilizing LEGOS in play therapy.
Participants will be able to identify 4 ways the therapeutic powers of play apply to LEGO play.
Participants will be able to conceptualize a case and identify 4 play themes demonstrated in LEGO Play.
Participants will be able to develop 2 treatment plan goals and related objectives utilizing LEGOS and the therapeutic powers of play.