About this Program

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Let’s Play Therapy Institute is an APT Approved Provider 20-609. This program has been approved for 5.0 APT Non-Contact CE hours . Play therapy credit may not be awarded to non-mental health professionals. Courses that do not qualify for play therapy credit are clearly listed.

Please note that the Association for Play Therapy (APT) alone holds the right to accept or deny any continuing education training at its discretion.

It is the responsibility of each professional to check with their state or national licensing board to obtain continuing education credit for this seminar. Most state and national licensing boards will approve continuing education courses which cover clinical topics, practice management skills, legal and ethical responsibilities, and stress management. It is your responsibility as the license/certificate holder to be aware of and abide by the continuing education rules and guidelines set forth by your licensing board.

This program is a 5.0-hour recorded training on supporting children with Mood Disorders. 

Meets RPT Credentialing Standards for: 

-Play Therapy Seminal or Historically Significant Theories

Handouts are provided to follow along with the recorded training. 

It is expected that you will complete the entire training and not skip over any parts of this training. There is an evaluation and post-test at the end of the training. 

Please Note: Registrants have 30 days to complete a course.

If you have any questions while completing the training, you may contact us at [email protected].


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Course Description:

This workshop will equip mental health professionals, counselors, and educators with practical insights and effective play therapy techniques to support neurodivergent children who struggle with mood dysregulation. 

Participants will learn strategies that empower children, helping them recognize their strengths, develop effective self-advocacy skills, and gain a sense of control over their powerful minds. While the focus of this workshop will be bipolar disorder, it will also be applicable for a range of neurodivergence that may include autism, bipolar, ADHD, anxiety and PTSD. 

This workshop will help participants gain a deeper understanding of the unique challenges faced by these unique children and develop skills to engage them in therapeutic play therapy techniques. 

The workshop will be presented in collaboration with the clinician’s son, now 26 years old, who was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 8 years old. The workshop will incorporate juvenile bipolar research and best practices as well as personal insights from a mother and son within the context of their family legacy of bipolar. 

Presenter and her son will also share their experiences participating in a Psychoeducational research study at OSU for juvenile bipolar disorder. 

Presenter brings nearly 20 years’ experience working with youth in schools, helping many of those young people navigate the challenges of mood dysregulation in clinical settings, community settings, and in public schools.

Objectives:

1. Recognize misconceptions about juvenile bipolar disorder and identify the life-threatening dangers associated with untreated juvenile bipolar. 

2. Develop child-centered play therapy approaches to informally assess suicide risk in young children. 

3. Identify 5-6 play therapy techniques to empower children to actively engage with their treatment. 

4. Develop 3-4 specific modifications to child-centered play therapy techniques to help a dysregulated child feel safe in the playroom. 

5. Implement strategies and gain resources to engage parents and families in treatment. 

6. Identify play therapy techniques and playful family rituals to promote stability for the whole family. 

7. Recognize and discern when various play therapy approaches are effective for the child such as psychoeducation, directive activities, cognitive behavioral family homework assignments, and nondirective child-centered play therapy. 

8. Recognize the role that trauma and family instability may impact outcomes for the child’s mood.

Training Refund Policy

Refund Policy for Pre-Recorded/Asynchronous Trainings:

We offer a 30-day, no-questions-asked refund policy (100% of the purchase price minus a $5.00 non-refundable processing fee) under the following conditions:

  • Refunds are only available if none of the training materials, including bonus or free content, have been accessed.
  • No refunds will be issued if a course certificate has already been issued.
  • No refunds will be issued due to a participant’s failure to complete the course. (Registrants have 30 days to complete a course.)
  • No partial CE credit is available.


Please Note: Accessing any part of the course or its included bonus/free content voids the refund eligibility.

Instructor(s)

Cheryl Catron

Cheryl Catron, M.Ed., LPCC-S, RPT-S, is a long-time educator and mental health clinician who has spent 20 years serving students with a wide variety of academic and mental health needs. In her most recent role as a school-based mental health clinician, she provided therapy and support services for K-5 students with differing clinical issues including depression, anxiety, social skills, ADHD, and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. In addition to this, Ms. Catron also served as a consultant for and collaborator with teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school staff members. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, school counselor, and mental health clinician, Ms. Catron provided insightful guidance to develop and implement effective classroom-based strategies that facilitate improved behavioral and academic performance for students with a variety of needs including giftedness, learning disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disturbances. Cheryl is licensed as both a Professional Clinical Counselor and Supervisor in the state of Ohio and a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor through The Association for Play Therapy. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Secondary Education and her Master of Education degree in School Counseling & Professional Counseling from Ohio University. She and her husband have recently founded a nonprofit organization, Foothold International, that serves communities in Kenya, East Africa. Ms. Catron is collaborating with the local government to develop community mental health response systems as well as trauma sensitivity to their outreach programs. She provides mental health training to teachers, health workers, and law enforcement personnel.

Course curriculum

    1. Supporting Children with Mood Disorders: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Prescriptive Play Therapy Approach

    1. Evaluation (Required)

    2. Post-test Question (Required)

About this course

  • $125.00
  • 6 lessons
  • 5 hours of video content