Integrating Playful IFS into Child-Centered Play Therapy: Honoring the Child's Lead While Expanding Clinical Understanding

This training is designed for therapists, counselors, and other professionals who work with children in a child centered play therapy practice. Whether you're new to the field or an experienced practitioner looking to expand your skills, this training has something to offer.

The course is a 4-hour deep dive into the world of Playful IFS. It's designed to be comprehensive yet concise, respecting your time and commitment.

Yes...this training will give you 4 APT CES

By the end of this training, participants will be able to: 

1. Differentiate at least three core principles of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) and describe how the two models complement one another in clinical practice.
2. Identify examples of Manager, Firefighter, and Exile parts as they emerge in children's symbolic play and explain how these themes can be conceptualized from an IFS perspective while maintaining a child-centered therapeutic stance.
3. Demonstrate at least three Child-Centered Play Therapy responses that integrate developmentally appropriate IFS language while preserving the principles of empathy, acceptance, and following the child's lead.
4. Apply an IFS-informed conceptualization to a child play therapy case by selecting appropriate CCPT interventions that support Self-energy, respect protective parts, and promote internal healing through play.