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    • 4 Apr 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Virtual Meeting
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    AutPlay Therapy Introduction

    Presented by: Tracy Turner-Bumberry, MA, LPC, RPT-S™


    This play therapy training will introduce participants to AutPlay Therapy, a neurodiversity informed and affirming framework for implementing child and play therapy with neurodivergent children. AutPlay Therapy is a guiding framework for therapy goal planning and implementation and is understanding of the neurodiversity among play therapy child clients.     

    Learning Objectives 
    Participants will be able to:

    1. identify an overview of neurodiversity, the neurodiversity paradigm, and neurodivergence to aid with their neurodivergent play therapy clients.
    2. describe the AutPlay framework as it applies to play therapy goal planning and implementation.
    3. demonstrate 3 play therapy interventions which are neurodiversity affirming.

    Level of training: Intermediate | Play Therapy Special Topics, Play Therapy and Cultural Diversity (neurodivergent diversity)

    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 97-035 for 3 Live Webinar CE hours.

    This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    About our presenter: Tracy is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor at her private practice, Seva Counseling LLC, in Milledgeville Georgia. Prior to private practice, Tracy was an elementary school counselor, and worked as a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor in a children’s psychiatric hospital. In addition to private practice, Tracy is a national speaker and author of several books relating to Play Therapy topics. Tracy is a Certified Animal Assisted Play Therapist, and often brings her Certified Therapy Carly to client sessions. Carly has been an important piece of her therapy practice, providing a great deal of comfort to her clients. Tracy is also a Dialectical Behavior Therapy practitioner, and incorporates many DBT techniques into Play Therapy sessions. Although Tracy works with clients of all ages, she specializes in young adult to older adult clients who have recently discovered they are/may be neurodivergent. She is knowledgable in the IEP/504 process, and works closely with parents to ensure their child’s educational needs are being addressed. Tracy works with neurodivergent children as well, incorporating Play Therapy; AutPlay Therapy specifically into her client session Tracy is offering both individual and group supervision on Fridays only from 10:00a.m.-2:00p.m EST. She can be reached by email at tracy@sevacounseling.com, or by phone at 478-387-0576. 

    AZAPT Members $50; Guests $60

    Limited to 50 participants.

    LIVE WEBINAR: Per APT guidelines, video cameras must be on and participants visible throughout the presentation for live webinar CE. Participants will be awarded APT LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.

    Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than March 21, 2025. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds after March 21, 2025.

    By registering for this training, you are giving AZAPT permission to add your email to our email list and permission for AZAPT to use any photographs or screenshots taken during the training for promotional purposes.

    • 16 May 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Skysong, 1475 N. Scottsdale Rd., Room 249 Imagination, Scottsdale, AZ 85257, USA
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    Let's Talk Theraplay®

    Presented by: Kerri Tripke Garner, LPC


    This workshop will provide a brief experiential introduction to the Theraplay® play therapy model. Theraplay® is a treatment for enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of healthy interaction between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun!    

    Learning Objectives 
    Participants will be able to:

    1. identify an overview of neurodiversity, the neurodiversity paradigm, and neurodivergence to aid with their neurodivergent play therapy clients.
    2. describe the AutPlay framework as it applies to play therapy goal planning and implementation.
    3. demonstrate 3 play therapy interventions which are neurodiversity affirming.

    Level of training: Foundational | Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories, Play Therapy Skills and Methods

    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 97-035 for 3 Contact CE hours.

    Limited seating available.

    Location: Skysong Building 1, Room 249 Imagination

    Click here for a map.

    About our presenter: Kerri Garner, LPC is a Theraplay® Trainer and Supervisor. She specializes in the use of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, EMDR, and structural dissociation along with Theraplay in her work with children of all ages and their families. An adoptive mother herself, Kerri is passionate about bringing children and their caregivers into closer healing relationships with each other. Kerri has been working in the mental health field since 1998. She has practiced in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Nairobi, Kenya in a variety of settings including outpatient community mental health and children’s homes. Currently she has a private practice in Phoenix, AZ.

    AZAPT Members $50; Guests $60

    AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.

    Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than May 1, 2025. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds after May 1, 2025.

    By registering for this training, you are giving AZAPT permission to add your email to our email list and permission for AZAPT to use any photographs or screenshots taken during the training for promotional purposes.

    • 7 Jun 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • TBD
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    Come out to spend time with AZAPT board members and other therapists from Southern Arizona and the Valley to network and chat about what we love most….PLAY!

    Not from Northern Arizona…maybe it’s time for a road trip to meet some of your Northern Arizona colleagues.

    Open to AZAPT members and friends!



    • 20 Jun 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • Virtual Meeting
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    Using Canva to Engage Children and Adolescents in Play Therapy

    Presented by: Brooklyn Hancock MA, LMHC, Registered Play Therapist™


    In the new world of telemedicine, play therapy has not been an exception. As forever learners, we must adapt and allow clients to access play therapy even when they cannot attend in our physical playroom. Canva is a digital creation platform that allows you to create, express, and let your imagination run wild! It provides the opportunity to create flyers, cards, images, worksheets, brochures, games, and more. These items are commonly used as mediums in directive play therapies such as Group Play Therapy, Adlerian Play Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy in order to target specific goals. However, we will specifically focus on its use in both Adlerian Play Therapy and how it can be adapted for virtual Child Centered Play Therapy. Learners will be provided with the opportunity to practice Child Centered Play Therapy skills throughout the creation of their resources as well as how to help clients process what they have created. Additionally, learners will learn how to create directive activities conceptualizing through the 4 phases of Adlerian Play Therapy and interventions based on the Crucial Cs. The experiential portion of the session will allow learners to incorporate their theoretical framework and conceptualize the content created. Learners will explore different ways to allow their clients to express themselves creatively through Canva both as their own self care outside of session and collaboratively with the therapist. Using this modality allows learners to truly tailor their play therapy interventions to the needs and interests of their clients.

    Learning Objectives 
    Participants will be able to:

    1. Describe how to utilize at least 3 different templates in play therapy.
    2. List at least 5 ways to use Canva in play therapy.
    3. Independently create 1 resource in Canva to use as a play therapy intervention.
    4. Demonstrate effective basic use of Canva in collaboration with basic play therapy skills. Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories

    Level of training: Intermediate | Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories, Play Therapy Special Topics, Play Therapy Skills and Methods

    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 97-035 for 3 Live Webinar CE hours.

    This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    About our presenter:  Brooklyn Hancock, LMHC, Registered Play Therapist™ is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida with 7 years of experience. She graduated from the University of Florida with her bachelor's degree in Psychology with a minor in Family, Youth, and Community Science. She continued her education at the University of Central Florida where she earned her Masters Degree in Counselor Education: Mental Health Track. She is a Registered Play Therapist™ and is AutPlay Certified and EMDR Certified. Primarily, she has worked in the school system and has subsequently become certified as a school counselor as well. Being in the schools, she has had a wide variety of experience with various issues and populations. Her strengths are working with parents and adults on parenting strategies, relationship building, communication, anxiety, depression, trauma, attachment related concerns, and self-esteem/self-worth. With children, she specializes in anxiety, social anxiety, ASD, ADHD, and communication issues within the family. She truly has a heart for teaching and advocating for play therapy and has future goals of obtaining her RPT-S™ and becoming an APT provider so that she can bring more people into the world of play!

    AZAPT Members $50; Guests $60

    Limited to 50 participants.

    LIVE WEBINAR: Per APT guidelines, video cameras must be on and participants visible throughout the presentation for live webinar CE. Participants will be awarded APT LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.

    Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than May 30, 2025. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds after May 30, 2025.

    By registering for this training, you are giving AZAPT permission to add your email to our email list and permission for AZAPT to use any photographs or screenshots taken during the training for promotional purposes.

    • 14 Jul 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Virtual Meeting
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    Attachment Centered Play Therapy

    Presented by: Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S™


    Attachment Centered Play Therapy (ACPT) is an integrative, prescriptive play therapy model that blends the original and current theories of attachment with the power of play therapy to create a holistic, systemic approach to working with children and families.  This approach allows the clinician to view the child within the framework of their family system, treating the family as if they were “the client” instead of focusing on the individual child and presenting behavioral or emotional issues.  Through the lens of attachment theory, participants will gain a new understanding of how children and families interact and bond to one another in healthy vs maladaptive ways. We will be exploring how trauma, abuse, neglect, and grief impact the bonds of attachment within the family system, as well as ways to engage even the most difficult parents and invite them into the play therapy process.  You will learn how to repair, rebuild, and create safety within the parent-child relationship using the power of Attachment Centered Play Therapy.

    Participants will spend the afternoon learning new and innovative play therapy techniques including hands on experiential activities, sand tray interventions, and expressive arts.  You will leave with a creative toolbox of tips, techniques, and a clear understanding of how attachment styles impact relationships.     

    Learning Objectives 
    Participants will be able to:

    1. Identify how attachment theory applies to play therapy and to view family systems through the lens of attachment.
    2. Analyze attachment theory as it applies to play therapy to provide integrated therapeutic treatment.
    3. Evaluate the four key concepts of attachment theory and how these concepts apply to attachment centered play therapy.

    Level of training: Intermediate | Play Therapy Special Topics, Play Therapy Skills and Methods

    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider 97-035 for 3 Live Webinar CE hours.

    This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    About our presenter: Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S is an international speaker, award winning author, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. She is the creator of Attachment Centered Play Therapy. Throughout her career, she has specialized in providing play therapy to children, teens, and their families. Ms. Mellenthin frequently presents professional play therapy and family therapy nationally and internationally. Ms. Mellenthin is the Past-President of the Utah Association For Play Therapy. She is the author of several books including Attachment Centered Play Therapy; Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders; and My Many Colors of Me Workbook. In addition, she has authored several chapters and articles. Ms. Mellenthin frequently appears on local and national television and radio as an expert on children and family issues. 

    AZAPT Members $50; Guests $60

    Limited to 50 participants.

    LIVE WEBINAR: Per APT guidelines, video cameras must be on and participants visible throughout the presentation for live webinar CE. Participants will be awarded APT LIVE WEBINAR CE upon successful completion of a post test. This workshop meets APT's definition of "Live Webinar."

    AZAPT is approved by the Association for Play Therapy to offer continuing education specific to Play Therapy. APT Approved Provider 97-035. AZAPT maintains responsibility for the program. Registrants understand and agree that any photograph, video or audio recording of themselves may be used to further promote AZAPT.

    Cancellation Policy: All cancellations must be requested in writing and received no later than June 20, 2025. Cancellations are subject to a $20 processing fee. Substitutions (someone else attending) or transfer of registration to another training date may be requested. No refunds after June 20, 2025.

    By registering for this training, you are giving AZAPT permission to add your email to our email list and permission for AZAPT to use any photographs or screenshots taken during the training for promotional purposes.

    • 6 Sep 2025
    • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • TBD
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    Come out to spend time with AZAPT board members and other therapists from Southern Arizona and the Valley to network and chat about what we love most….PLAY!

    Open to AZAPT members and friends!



Arizona Association for Play Therapy

info@azapt.org

10869 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 103-243

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

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