CE Info
Target Audience
Event Learning Objectives
- Describe the 8 phases of EMDR therapy, integrating play through case vignettes and documentation to ensure fidelity while adapting interventions to meet developmental needs.
- Describe the stages of child development and their impact on the therapeutic process within play therapy, emphasizing nervous system-informed approaches.
- Discuss how play therapy techniques can be tailored to align with the developmental stages of children and adolescents to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
- Identify effective methods for assessing children through play therapy, ensuring techniques are developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and nervous system-informed.
- Explain attachment theory and the effects of attachment wounding on a child's emotional and psychological development within play therapy.
- Explain how to recognize and address secondary gain in children and adolescents during play therapy to support adaptive change.
- Discuss the importance of affect regulation in play therapy, teaching children developmentally appropriate ways to manage their emotions while considering the reciprocity of play.
- Identify developmentally appropriate methods for history-taking and case conceptualization using play therapy techniques (Phase 1).
- Demonstrate how to prepare children and adolescents for EMDR therapy using play-based interventions such as grounding, imagery, and emotional literacy activities (Phase 2).
- Apply playful assessment tools to identify targets and elicit positive and negative cognitions (Phase 3).
- Demonstrate creative, child-centered methods of bilateral stimulation to support desensitization and reprocessing (Phase 4).
- List techniques to reinforce positive cognitions using play therapy strategies (Phase 5).
- Identify somatic distress using a developmentally appropriate body scan with child clients (Phase 6).
- Explain how to apply pendulation, titration, and regulation tools during closure (Phase 7).
- Discuss caregiver involvement and play therapy methods that support stabilization and containment throughout the EMDR process.
- Demonstrate how to integrate all 8 phases of EMDR therapy with Sandtray techniques in a play therapy context.
- Discuss theoretical and practical applications of EMDR within play and Sandtray therapy across diverse child populations.
- Identify considerations and potential contraindications for using EMDR with children and adolescents.
- Explain how to educate caregivers and child clients about EMDR using developmentally appropriate language.
- Apply play therapy approaches within virtual settings to maintain therapeutic engagement.
- Describe how cultural identity, neurodiversity, and family systems impact EMDR and play therapy integration.
Policies
Registration, Cancellation, and Refund Policy
Due to limited space and high demand, all registrations are final. We do not offer refunds, transfers, or credits for any reason, including schedule changes, illness, or personal emergencies.
If you’re unable to attend, you may send a qualified replacement. Please email us their full name and contact information at least 48 hours before the training begins.
In the case of a documented emergency, requests may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Documentation is required, and approval is not guaranteed.
If the training is canceled by the instructor, a full refund will be issued to all registered participants.
We kindly ask that you register only if you’re able to commit.
Thank you for understanding and supporting this policy.
Confidentiality & Conduct Agreement
This training is designed to reflect the same ethical and professional standards expected in a clinical setting. In order to preserve a safe, respectful, and confidential learning environment, the following expectations must be upheld by all participants:
Confidential Location Required
Participants must attend from a private, confidential location where their screen and audio cannot be accessed or overheard by others. This mirrors the privacy standards required in therapy and consultation settings.
No Driving During Training
For your safety and the integrity of the experience, attending while driving is strictly prohibited, even if you are listening only. If this occurs, you may be removed from the training without refund.
Respectful Presence Required
Active, respectful participation is expected throughout. Disruptive or inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated and may result in removal from the training.
This space is intended to be safe, sound, and professionally held, honoring the dignity of both the learning experience and the clinical work you do. By registering, you agree to uphold these standards for yourself and others.
Confidentiality, Conduct, and Attendance Policy
This training is held to the same ethical and professional standards as clinical practice. To ensure a safe, private, and meaningful experience for everyone involved, the following policies are strictly enforced:
Confidential Setting Required
Participants must attend from a confidential location where their screen and audio cannot be seen, heard, or accessed by anyone outside of the training. This is essential to protect the privacy of case material, participant discussion, and the therapeutic nature of the content being shared. Your setting should reflect the same standards you uphold when working with clients.
No Recording of Any Kind
Recording of this training or any part of it, including shared case material or clinical demonstrations, is strictly prohibited. This includes screenshots, screen recordings, and audio capture.
Recording or sharing clinical content from this training is a direct violation of HIPAA and professional ethics, and will result in immediate removal from the training without refund.
Driving Prohibited During Training
Participants may not attend the training while driving or commuting. This is for your safety and to preserve the integrity and focus of the learning environment. Those attending while driving will be removed from the training and will not receive CE credit.
Attendance and CE Credit Requirements
To receive a Certificate of Completion and Continuing Education credit:
You must attend the full training with your camera on and remain actively present.
Multitasking (e.g., emailing, client sessions, documentation, etc.) is not permitted.
Attendance will be monitored, and certificates will only be issued to those who meet all participation requirements.