Healing Through Play: Navigating Childhood Grief in Play Therapy

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Play Therapy Training

APT Approved Provider 15-439

Healing Through Play: Navigating Childhood Grief in Play Therapy

In a small group so that you have time for practice and questions!

Saturday, March 7, 2026

$175

9:30 am – 3:15 pm

Center for Counseling and Education

50 S. Maple Ave. Marlton, NJ 08053

5 Contact Play Therapy CEs

APT Approved Provider #15-439

This program is approved to provide 5 contact Play Therapy and NBCC CEs

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Center for Counseling and Education, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7528. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Center for Counseling and Education, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

APT Approved Provider 15-439

Equip yourself with the creative tools necessary to support bereaved children. This workshop offers a deep dive into play therapy interventions that address the unique developmental needs of grieving youth. Participants will leave with 5 core objectives met, a manual of clinical scripts, and the confidence to facilitate healing through the power of play.

Leave with:

5 CEU Hours
A “Hard Questions” Script Cheat-Sheet
Hands-on Practice with Sand Tray & Art Interventions
Clinician Self-Care Reflection Guide

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Learning Objectives:

1. Differentiate between age-appropriate grief responses and “complicated grief” across three distinct developmental stages (preschool, school-age, and adolescent).

2. Apply the concept of “Continuing Bonds” by facilitating one play-based intervention that helps children integrate the deceased into their current lives.

3. Demonstrate the use of externalization techniques to help children regulate intense emotions like anger and guilt.

4. Identify five specific categories of toys/miniatures essential for a “grief-ready” play therapy room.

5. Formulate developmentally honest, non-traumatizing responses to common “tough questions” asked by grieving children regarding death and finality.

Registration fee: $175

(Register before December 31, 2025 for a discounted rate of $150)

Registration may be canceled with a full refund (minus credit card processing fees) by contacting info@cfcenj.com with this request a minimum of 30 days prior to Day 1 of the workshop.

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