Band-Aids & Brave Hearts: Play Therapy for Medical Trauma in Children
Date: November 6, 2026
Time: Time: 1:15 pm-4:30 pm
Location: Rose State College; 3 Contact CEs
This training equips play therapists with trauma-informed tools to support children facing medical trauma. From hospital stays to chronic illness, medical experiences can leave lasting emotional impacts. This workshop explores how play therapy can help children process fear, build resilience, and restore a sense of safety and control. Through experiential activities and creative interventions, participants will learn developmentally appropriate ways to promote healing in young clients navigating medical challenges.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the impact of medical trauma, hospitalization, and chronic illness on children’s emotional, behavioral, and developmental functioning.
Identify trauma-informed play therapy interventions that support children in processing medical experiences, increasing emotional expression, and restoring a sense of safety and control.
Apply developmentally appropriate creative and experiential play therapy techniques to promote coping, resilience, and therapeutic healing for children navigating medical challenges.
Big Feelings, Small Bodies: A Somatic Play Therapy Approach to Anxiety
Date: August 28, 2026
Time: 9:00 am -12:15 pm
Location: Rose State College; 3 Contact CEs
Anxiety often shows up in children long before they have the words to describe it. This experiential training explores a body-up (bottom-up) approach to play therapy that helps young clients regulate big feelings through movement, breath, sensory play, and attunement. Grounded in neuroscience and attachment theory, this workshop will equip clinicians with somatic tools and playful interventions that support nervous system regulation, build emotional resilience, and foster safety in the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate somatic play therapy techniques, including movement, breath, and sensory activities, to support nervous system regulation.
Explore the role of attachment and neuroscience principles in guiding play therapy for anxious children.
Apply playful interventions to help children express and process big emotions safely.
Once Upon a Time in Therapy: Using Bibliotherapy to Transform Play
Date: November 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 am-12:15 pm
Location: Rose State College; 3 Contact CEs
Join us for an immersive training designed to introduce and enhance the use of bibliotherapy in play therapy. In this hands-on seminar, you’ll explore how storytelling can serve as a powerful tool in helping children navigate emotions, process trauma, and develop healthy coping mechanisms. Whether you’re new to bibliotherapy or looking to deepen your practice, this training will provide you with practical techniques and creative strategies to weave the magic of stories into therapeutic play.
Learning Objectives:
Identify developmentally appropriate criteria for selecting therapeutic books based on a child’s presenting concerns, developmental level, therapeutic goals, and cultural context.
Demonstrate at least three creative bibliotherapy techniques that integrate books and storytelling with play therapy interventions.
Apply bibliotherapy interventions to clinical scenarios involving children experiencing emotional distress, trauma, anxiety, or other common presenting concerns.
Two Homes, One Heart: Play Therapy for Children of Divorce
Date: August 28, 2026
Time: 1:15 pm-4:30 pm
Location: Rose State College; 3 Contact CEs
Divorce can shake a child’s sense of safety, identity, and belonging. Two Homes, One Heart is a play therapy training designed to help clinicians support children navigating family separation. This workshop offers practical, developmentally appropriate interventions to help children process big emotions, reduce self-blame, and adjust to changes in family dynamics. Through experiential learning, participants will explore how play therapy can foster emotional expression, build coping skills, and promote connection in the midst of transition.
Learning Objectives:
Integrate play therapy approaches to help children build coping skills during family transitions.
Use play therapy to strengthen the therapeutic relationship and promote trust during periods of change.
Apply play-based strategies to reduce self-blame and foster a sense of safety in children.
Cancellations must be submitted in writing via email at least 72 hours prior to the start of the training to receive a full refund, minus any applicable processing fees.
Cancellations made less than 72 hours before the training are non-refundable, but registrants may request to transfer their registration to a future training (if available).
In the event that the training is canceled by the organizer, all registrants will receive a full refund.
For cancellations or transfer requests, please contact: emily@okc-play.com
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OKC Play is an approved provider of continuing education by the Association for Play Therapy. We provide board-approved continuing education provider for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs) and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFTs) in Oklahoma.
APT Provider # 25-786
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