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Intro to Play Therapy- LIVE December 2026

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Intro to Play Therapy- LIVE December 2026

Original price was: CAD $399.99.Current price is: CAD $299.99.

For children, play serves the same purpose that conversation does for adults. Through play, children share feelings, work through relationships, make sense of their experiences, express wishes, and move toward a sense of growth and mastery. It is how they communicate their inner world.

Toys and symbolic play give children a safe way to place big emotions such as fear, anxiety, guilt, and confusion outside of themselves and onto objects. This creates emotional space, allowing children to approach difficult or overwhelming experiences at a distance. In this way, play offers both expression and protection, supporting children as they process their feelings and experiences safely.

This training blends heart, science, and skill-building, giving you the confidence to meet children where they are and support healing through play.

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Description

Intro to Play Therapy: Core Skills for Supporting Children

Join us for a dynamic 2-day live virtual training on December 3rd & 4th designed to bring play therapy to life in your clinical work.

Sign up now and get 25% OFF PLUS a FREE Gift with purchase (eCourse on Directive Play Therapy Techniques a $115 value)!

Spend two immersive days learning directly from ICP Co-Founders who are and Registered Psychologists & Registered Play Therapists, Tania Johnson and Tammy Schamuhn, as they guide you through the foundations of play therapy in a way that is practical, engaging, and immediately usable with children.

This is not just theory. This is hands-on virtual learning, clinical insight, and real-world application.

Limited spots available to keep the experience interactive and practice-focused.

Why Play Therapy?

Play is the child’s natural language. When children cannot fully express themselves with words, they communicate through play.

Play therapy provides a developmentally appropriate, evidence-based way to help children:

  • Express difficult emotions safely

  • Process anxiety, fear, grief, and trauma

  • Improve emotional regulation and behaviour

  • Strengthen problem-solving and social skills

  • Build healthier relationships

Through toys, symbolic play, and creative expression, children can explore experiences at a safe emotional distance, allowing healing and growth without becoming overwhelmed.

Who This Training Is For

This training is ideal for professionals who work with children, including:

  • Psychologists and therapists

  • Counsellors and social workers

  • School-based mental health professionals

  • Occupational therapists

  • Play therapists in training

  • Anyone supporting children with emotional or behavioural needs

Play therapy is especially supportive for children experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, behavioural challenges, learning differences, ADHD, and autism.

What You Will Gain

Tania and Tammy will walk you step-by-step through the theoretical, ethical, and practical foundations of play therapy, helping you confidently begin integrating this powerful modality into your clinical practice.

Participants will build skills through guided practice in small groups, reflection, and applied learning.

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

  • Explore the role and stance of the play therapist

  • Review key foundational play therapy theories

  • Examine ethical considerations in play therapy practice

  • Understand the stages of play and the trajectory of play therapy

  • Learn a variety of core play therapy techniques

  • Explore modalities such as sand play, art, puppet play, and animal-assisted interventions

  • Identify the components of a rich, therapeutic playroom environment

FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE: Sign up now and save 25% PLUS get a free eCourse on Directive Play Therapy Activities: Where Structure Meets Creativity (a $115 value)!

This training blends heart, science, and skill-building, giving you the confidence to meet children where they are and support healing through play.

INSTRUCTORS:

Tammy Schamuhn, R. Psychologist, R. Play Therapist Supervisor, Co-Founder: Institute of Child Psychology, Tania Johnson, R. Psychologist, R. Play Therapist, Co-Founder: Institute of Child Psychology

VENUE:
Virtual through the ICP & Zoom platform.

WHEN:
December 3 + 4, 2026 @ 8am-3pm PT/11am-6pm ET

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This training is aimed at introducing mental health professionals to the field of play therapy.

A minimum level of education is required to attend: Bachelor’s Degree of any type. Upon registration our administration will contact you for proof of education/mental health license or enrolment in mental health program.

While a certificate of completion can be granted,  Play Therapy credit through the Association of Play Therapy may not be awarded to non-graduate level mental health professionals or graduate level students in the mental health field.

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT APPROVAL:
Association for Play Therapy: 13.0 non-contact training hours (APT Provider #21-634)
APT recognizes this course as meeting the requirements for 13.0 non-contact training hours towards* their national certification process to become a Registered Play Therapist (For Application purposes: Of the 150 hours of required play therapy instruction, RPT™ applicants may submit up to 75 hours of ‘Live Webinars’ with their initial application. To meet the 150-hour requirement, APT accepts play therapy instruction from the following three categories: Contact Training, Non-Contact Training, and Live Webinars)

 

WHAT WE PROVIDE:
Handouts to review throughout the weekend. An electronic certificate outlining continuing education hours will be granted after the training and a final quiz is completed.

CANCELLATIONS/REFUNDS:
Withdrawals over 30 days before program start are permitted, yet subject to a $100 processing fee.

***DISCLAIMER:
All workshops provided by the Institute of Child Psychology, along with all workshop materials, are strictly for educational purposes only and cannot be categorized as psychological or mental health services.

Please contact our administration team if you require further details at support@instituteofchildpsychology.com

 

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Instructor Information

Tammy Schamuhn & Tania Johnson

Tammy Schamuhn, R. Psych., RPT-S and Tania Johnson, R. Psych., RPT are Registered Psychologists, Registered Play Therapists, and the Co-Founders of the Institute of Child Psychology—an organization dedicated to empowering parents, caregivers, and professionals through evidence-based education in children’s mental health. Tammy brings a background in education and is also the Founder of Family Counselling Centres, where she leads a team specializing in trauma-informed, attachment-based therapy for children, teens, and families. She has developed canine- and equine-assisted therapy programs and oversees a clinical internship and supervision program for emerging child psychologists. Tania, with a background in both clinical and school psychology, works with children, adolescents, and parents in private practice. Her therapeutic approach integrates neuroscience, mindfulness, and play-based strategies to support emotional regulation and connection within families. Together, Tammy and Tania are passionate about bridging the gap between research and real-world parenting. Through their work at ICP, they’ve reached hundreds of thousands of people globally—bringing compassionate, science-backed resources to those raising and supporting children.

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