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Assessment in Play Therapy: Child Development, Child Temperament, & The Coercion Cycle

Assessment in Play Therapy: Child Development, Child Temperament, & The Coercion Cycle

$420.00

This 12-hour training provides an in-depth look at how to use different assessments during the play therapy treatment process to ensure continued progress and growth throughout therapy.

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APT Approved Provider 18-537

12 Contact CE's

Workshop Overview

Effective, evidence informed, assessment is the cornerstone of effective play therapy. This 12-hour training provides clinicians with a variety of formal, informal, observational, and projective assessment techniques and procedures. An overview of Child Development, Child Temperament, and the Coercion Cycle will be presented and discussed to help participants understand the integral nature these dynamics have on treating children with play therapy.

Participants will experience and role play how to begin assessing children’s regulatory capabilities. Additionally, empirically validated, and public domain measures will be prepared and presented for use in initial and ongoing assessment of a variety of conditions.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have a greater grasp on using empirical measures, formal and informal interview processes, & observational and projective assessment procedures.

Available Discounts

To encourage more participants, we have a number of discounts for the following groups (discount codes cannot be combined): 

  • Current members of the Association for Play Therapy (must show active membership prior to January 1, 2026 to receive this discount code): 15%
  • School Counselors/Social Workers (must only be doing school counseling/social work to receive this discount code): 30%
  • Counseling/Social Work Students (must be currently enrolled in a masters degree program to receive this discount code): 50%

To receive each respective discount code, email Dr. Whitehead directly (michael@aspengrovetherapy.com). 

Dates and Location

This training will take place in person at the Aspen Grove Family Therapy office:

762 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID 83301

On the following dates: 

Friday, July 10, 2026 – from 9am to 5pm
Saturday, July 11, 2026 – from 9am to 5pm 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to: 

  • Explain how important assessment is to effective play therapy.
  • Compare the pro’s and con’s of formal, informal, observational, projective, and empirical assessment tools when preparing for play therapy and to track progress in play therapy.
  • Demonstrate through role plays how to utilize empirical measurements to track progress in play therapy.
  • Create an assessment packet for use in their own play therapy practices.
  • Explain through group discussion and role plays how child development is pertinent to the play therapy process.
  • Analyze the nine child temperament traits and their constellations of behavioral profiles when planning a play therapy treatment.
  • Demonstrate through role plays how to assess for and explain the coercion cycle to parents as part of the play therapy process.

RPT/APT Hour Breakdown

Participants of this workshop will be able to document the following instructional hours: 

  • Play Therapy Skills – 12 hours

Participants

This training is for psychologists, social workers, counselors, school counselors, psychiatrists, family therapists, teachers, and other mental health professionals who work with children and families. This workshop is especially relevant for providers who have little to no exposure to play based therapeutic interventions. In order to ensure quality education, each training will be capped at 20 participants.

*** NOTE: APT CE's will NOT be awarded to participants who are not mental-health professionals.***

Cancellation Policy

25% of the registration fee is nonrefundable. Registrations are on a first come- first-served basis. Fees include 12 hours of training and an attendance certificate. Written cancellations received 2+ weeks prior to the training will receive the balance of the fees refunded. Cancellations received within 2 weeks of the training will forfeit a total of 50% of the fee, with the remainder being refunded. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be given within the final week leading up to the training. In the unlikely event that the training is cancelled by the presenter, a full refund will be provided, or credit will be applied toward future or recorded training’s; whichever the registrant chooses.

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