Supporting Neurodivergent Children through Play Therapy: ASD, ADHD, CCPT, Directive Approaches, & Telehealth Strategies
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Play Therapy Training
APT Approved Provider 15-439
“Supporting Neurodivergent Children through Play Therapy: ASD, ADHD, CCPT, Directive Approaches, & Telehealth Strategies“
In a small group so that you have time for practice and questions!
Friday, April 10, and
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Presented by: Amanda Luisi, LPC, ADHD-CCSP certified
Registration Fee: $400 (Early Bird! Register before February 20, 2026, for a discounted rate of $360)
9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Center for Counseling and Education
50 S. Maple Ave. Marlton, NJ 08053
11 Contact Play Therapy CEs
APT Approved Provider #15-439
This program is approved to provide 11 contact APT and NBCC CEs
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
About this Workshop
This training provides clinicians with an in-depth, play-based framework for supporting neurodivergent children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) across in-person and telehealth settings. The program examines distinct neurodivergent play profiles, including differences in sensory processing, communication styles, emotional regulation, and engagement patterns, and explores how these profiles inform clinical decision-making in play therapy. Participants will learn to integrate Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) therapist stances with directive, developmentally responsive interventions to support regulation, social-emotional learning, executive functioning, and communication. The training emphasizes practical session design, including structured and unstructured play interventions, transitions, visual supports, regulation breaks, and co-regulation strategies, with attention to caregiver collaboration and generalization of skills across environments. Clinical examples, experiential activities, and evidence-informed strategies are used throughout to ensure participants can apply learning directly to therapeutic practice with neurodivergent children.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify and differentiate neurodivergent play profiles associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), including variations in sensory processing, communication styles, emotional regulation, and play engagement.
- Describe and apply Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) themes and therapist stances when working with neurodivergent children, including tracking, reflecting, following the child’s lead, and developmentally appropriate limit-setting.
- Select and implement directive play therapy strategies tailored to individual sensory, communication, and regulation needs, including interventions that support executive functioning, impulse control, emotional identification, and co-regulation.
- Design and utilize structured and unstructured play therapy session flows—both in-person and via telehealth—that incorporate transitions, visual supports, movement and regulation breaks, and caregiver collaboration.
- Apply play-based intervention strategies that intentionally target social-emotional learning, communication skills, and self-regulation in neurodivergent children through structured activities, therapeutic games, visual supports, and caregiver-supported generalization.
Registration Fee: $400 (Early Bird! Register before February 20, 2026, for a discounted rate of $360)
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.