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Gestalt Play Therapy Training – April 2025

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Play Therapy Training

APT Approved Provider 15-439

“Becoming Whole: Gestalt Play Therapy in Action”

 ~This Training is FULL ~

If you’d like to be placed on a Wait List in the event of cancellations, please contact us at Info@cfcenj.com or call 856-985-9091.

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

Friday, April 11th – Saturday, April 12th, 2025

Registration Fee: $400 (Early Bird! Register before March 14, 2025 for a discounted rate of $375)

9:30 am – 5:00 pm

Center for Counseling and Education

50 S. Maple Ave. Marlton, NJ 08053

13 Contact Play Therapy CEs

   APT Approved Provider #15-439

   This program is approved to provide 13 contact Play Therapy 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 comprehensive two-day workshop delves into the dynamic and integrative approach of Gestalt Play Therapy, incorporating the latest advancements in play therapy. Participants will explore foundational principles and practical applications of Gestalt Play Therapy, gaining a deeper understanding of the child’s world. The program includes interactive lectures, case studies, and hands-on experiential activities designed to enhance therapeutic skills and foster personal growth.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and explain the core principles of Gestalt play therapy.

  • State the primary goal of Gestalt play therapy.

  • Describe the role of the therapist in Gestalt play therapy.

  • List the 4 step form of the therapeutic experiences in Gestalt play therapy as defined by Mortola.

  • Conduct sand tray therapy sessions, integrating Gestalt play therapy principles.

  • Discuss the elements involved in strengthening the self and describe at least 4 interventions in Gestalt Play Therapy that support Self-work.

  • Describe at least 3 projective interventions that can facilitate emotional expression in Gestalt Play Therapy.

  • Explain aggressive energy from a Gestalt Play Therapy perspective and list at least 2 interventions to work with it.

  • Discuss Self-nurturing work in Gestalt Play Therapy and give at least 2 examples of interventions to support this.

 ~This Training is FULL ~

If you’d like to be placed on a Wait List in the event of cancellations, please contact us at Info@cfcenj.com or call 856-985-9091.

Registration Fee: $400 (Early Bird! Register before March 14, 2025 for a discounted rate of $375)

      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.